as in boasting
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
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Recent Examples of bragging
Raven Brunner, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
For many professionals—especially those from cultures that emphasize collaboration over individual recognition—describing their impact can feel uncomfortably like bragging.
—Gina Riley, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Make each presentation punchy and powerful without bragging.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Sure, some people might be indeed outrightly bragging about a brand new million-dollar Maserati, but others might merely be excited to have a new car that works reliably and will daily serve their harried transportation needs.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Each should highlight my expertise without bragging.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The Department of Transportation compiles a list of which ones are the most trafficked and tracks which airlines have the biggest market share along those routes, in case consumers are interested in who has bragging routes for serving which destinations.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024
Tesla responded Thursday by posting a video on X bragging about the robot's capabilities in what was seen as an attempt to provide assurances that the demonstration wasn't all smoke and mirrors.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
For those not super familiar with bird hunting, Walz was bragging.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Martin jumped in to say that Short was bragging about his own hairdo on the car ride to the award show.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
For many professionals—especially those from cultures that emphasize collaboration over individual recognition—describing their impact can feel uncomfortably like bragging.
—Gina Riley, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Make each presentation punchy and powerful without bragging.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Sure, some people might be indeed outrightly bragging about a brand new million-dollar Maserati, but others might merely be excited to have a new car that works reliably and will daily serve their harried transportation needs.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Each should highlight my expertise without bragging.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
The Department of Transportation compiles a list of which ones are the most trafficked and tracks which airlines have the biggest market share along those routes, in case consumers are interested in who has bragging routes for serving which destinations.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024
Tesla responded Thursday by posting a video on X bragging about the robot's capabilities in what was seen as an attempt to provide assurances that the demonstration wasn't all smoke and mirrors.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
For those not super familiar with bird hunting, Walz was bragging.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bragging
Verb
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The hotel's interiors are a high-end delight, with rooms boasting leather furnishings, plush bedding, and marble baths.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Dec. 2024
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The sequel has been well-received by both critics and audiences, boasting a 72% critics score and an 82% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In the musical number, the siblings don elaborate angel wings that are too boastful to be holy.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
17 Aug. 2025
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Hogan, the boastful wrestling icon, film and reality TV star, was a two-time inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame.—
Sue Carswell,
People.com,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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Cena gets to show off his mane of hair while playing Peacemaker, the egotistical vigilante that made his debut in 2021's Suicide Squad and now leads the acclaimed HBO Max series also starring Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, and Jennifer Holland.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Such an obvious way to exhibit his egotistical personality.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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Marty Supreme stars Timothée Chalamet as a cocky playboy ping-pong player, and that’s not even the most interesting part.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
13 Aug. 2025
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Hero Ellen Ripley’s (Sigourney Weaver) lonely fight for survival gave way to a military mission to vanquish aliens ravaging a human colony; Cameron filled the frame with cocky Marines, boxy space tanks, and an adorable orphan who finds in Ripley a surrogate mother.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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From the podium, Guerrero allayed the overture’s bombastic writing with a buoyant, supple spirit.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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The music, intimate and bombastic, grounded and soaring, was goosebump-inducing and transcendent, giving emotional resonance to the awe of becoming friends with a dragon or the raw thrill of riding one.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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This is the worst kind of football team: a conceited but objectively mediocre squad.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
The Mercury News,
17 Nov. 2024
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Rory Kinnear steals some of the best lines as the conceited British prime minister, and Ato Essandoh, as Kate’s deputy chief, plays the ever-flustered man surrounded by extremely capable women with admirable humor, charm, and confidence.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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But this act of arrogant bullying should also re-kindle the spirit of hope and unity that swept through this community in the aftermath of that horrible night in 2016, that still binds Orlando in its 150th anniversary year.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
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Harry Potter fans might recognize Stroma for playing the arrogant Hogwarts student named Cormac McLaggen in the film franchise.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps the frustration this time will be mitigated slightly as EV owners feel a bit smug about eliminating range anxiety.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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There really was a secret cabal of the rich and powerful who committed horrific crimes, smug in the knowledge that their money and power would protect them.—
Pat Beall,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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“Bragging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bragging. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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