Synonyms of bragging

bragging 1 of 2

adjective

as in boastful

Related Words

• boastful
• braggart
• braggy
• swaggering
• cocky
• bombastic
• conceited
• arrogant
• smug
• vainglorious
• blusterous
• bigheaded
• uppity
• blustery
• egotistic
• snobbish
• self-important
• proud
• complacent
• snobby
• bumptious
• snooty
• supercilious
• high-and-mighty
• prideful
• haughty
• domineering
• assumptive
• assured
• egoistic
• pompous
• vain
• chesty
• cavalier
• pontifical
• stuck-up
• important
• huffy
• self-satisfied
• toplofty
• self-conceited
• uppish
• biggety
• superior
• pretentious
• disdainful
• fastuous
• consequential
• overweening
• overconfident
• swellheaded
• holier-than-thou
• self-assertive
• high-handed
• high-hat
• lordly
• lofty
• confident
• peremptory
• masterful
• presumptuous
• self-assured
• self-opinionated
• self-asserting
• imperious
• presuming
• selfish
• self-confident
• highfalutin
• self-congratulatory
• self-promoting
• self-centered
• self-glorifying
• self-adulatory
• self-contented
• self-applauding
• self-gratulatory
• self-dramatizing
• self-affected
• self-engrossed

Dissimilar Words

• humble
• modest
• timid
• egoless
• diffident
• meek
• uncomplacent
• self-critical
• unassertive
• unassuming
• bashful
• shy
• self-reproving
• shrinking
• self-reproachful
• sheepish
• down-to-earth
• self-distrustful
• unpretentious
• self-doubting
• retiring
• introverted
• demure
• mousy
• overmodest
• unarrogant

bragging

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verb

present participle of brag

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boasting
• displaying
• vaunting
• crowing
• swaggering
• blowing
• exhibiting
• blowing smoke
• vaporing
• bulling
• gushing
• blustering
• puffing
• gasconading
• priding
• haranguing
• flaunting
• exulting
• glorying
• exposing
• rejoicing
• parading
• maximizing
• showing off
• brandishing
• glorifying
• magnifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimizing
• diminishing
• belittling
• discounting
• undervaluing
• underrating
• deprecating
• playing down
• shrugging off
• lamenting
• regretting
• pooh-poohing
• mourning
• bemoaning
• laughing off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bragging

Verb

But other evidence, including video and text messages of the officer bragging about the shooting, bolstered Martinez’s account and prompted a judge to dismiss the federal charges against her. — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Investigators determined that earlier in the evening, Diaz and the victims were attending a party at or near the park and that Diaz had been bragging about having a new gun, firing it once into the air. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

The old corporate flex of bragging about 80-hour workweeks, where busyness is the proxy for importance, and volume serves as the proof of commitment, is more and more a liability in today’s times. — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

Elon Musk is now bragging that SpaceX will make epic investments en route to unleashing stupendous results. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 19 June 2026

Goldberg was obsessive about using original materials, apparently bragging to neighbors about outbidding Martha Stewart on a set of tiles at auction. — Jesse Armas, Curbed, 16 June 2026

That is, by throwing gonzo parties and bidding for cool points by bragging about having swum to Jeffrey Epstein's island. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026

Prosecutors say Ross shot and killed one victim, injured a young woman who was shielding her infant, and later recorded a rap song bragging about the murder. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 6 June 2026

Even without the original home still standing, the Hollywood connection gives the property a certain bragging-rights appeal. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 May 2026