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

Styles has essentially bought his freedom and is bragging about it, in a roundabout way. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026

Some post screenshots of their trades, bragging about their bets on Sorsby’s misfortune. — Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2026

Davis has spoken extensively about his role in the case, including in interviews with Los Angeles police and the media, in a 2019 tell-all book and during several bragging interviews done to promote the publication. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Pitt receiver Tyreek Robinson’s fishing habit might never have reached Narduzzi’s attention if the Monongahela hadn’t coughed up a 5- to 6-pound bass worth bragging about. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

So, The Hawk is number one on Netflix in the US and the service is bragging about it. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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

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