Synonyms of bragged

bragged

verb

past tense of brag

as in boasted

to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess

she bragged that she was richer than anyone else in the state

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boasted
• exhibited
• displayed
• swaggered
• blew
• crowed
• vaunted
• bulled
• blew smoke
• prided
• gushed
• blustered
• vapored
• harangued
• gasconaded
• puffed
• exulted
• exposed
• flaunted
• rejoiced
• gloried
• paraded
• maximized
• brandished
• showed off
• glorified
• magnified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimized
• diminished
• discounted
• belittled
• laughed off
• undervalued
• regretted
• played down
• shrugged off
• underrated
• lamented
• deprecated
• pooh-poohed
• bemoaned
• mourned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bragged

Maya’s owner, Laura Lee Yourex of Costa Mesa, illegally registered her pet to vote in California, then bragged about the act on social media, the Los Angeles Times and other media outlets reported. — Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Seaver, who announced Parton’s death at the age of 80, bragged about the deal in Haiti in that message, court records show. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

One bragged about the capture of the former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. — Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Smigel and Wendt bragged about how great Chicago is compared to Kansas City and compared crime rates. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

The director had rather surprisingly bragged that the film features around 50 jump scares, which works out to around one every two minutes. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

In chat logs between him and the other individuals, Tate allegedly shared these videos, and bragged about his apparent control over her. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026

The motion came after additional video of the incident was shown and after it was revealed that Exum had bragged about the shooting in messages to other officers. — Daniella Silva, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

Mora Nunez, who the judge said had allegedly threatened another officer while locked up at the Metropolitan Detention Center and bragged about the shooting, cried in court and was shaking. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026