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crow

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of crow

1 to feel or express joy or triumph

  • being the home of the new Super Bowl champs was the first thing that city residents had to crow about in a very long time
Synonyms of crow

delight, exuberate, exult, glory, joy, jubilate, kvell, rejoice, triumph
Words Related to crow

gloat, preen, swell

boast, brag

flaunt, parade, show off, strut, swagger
Phrases Synonymous with crow

kick up one's heels
Near Antonyms of crow

bemoan, bewail, grieve, lament, regret, weep

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

  • the in-your-face crowing by some of the winning athletes at the Olympics was embarrassing
Synonyms of crow

blow, boast, brag, bull [slang], gasconade, swagger, vapor, vaunt
Words Related to crow

bluster, harangue, puff

pride

gush

exult, glory, rejoice

brandish, display, exhibit, expose, flaunt, glorify, parade, show off

magnify, maximize
Phrases Synonymous with crow

blow smoke
Near Antonyms of crow

belittle, deprecate, diminish, discount, laugh off, minimize, play down, pooh-pooh (also pooh), shrug off, underrate, undervalue

bemoan, lament, mourn, regret

Synonym Discussion of crow

boast, brag, vaunt, crow mean to express pride in oneself or one's accomplishments. boast often suggests ostentation and exaggeration
    • boasts of every trivial success
, but it may imply a claiming with proper and justifiable pride.
    • the town boasts one of the best museums in the area
brag suggests crudity and artlessness in glorifying oneself.
    • bragging of their exploits
vaunt usually connotes more pomp and bombast than boast and less crudity or naïveté than brag.
    • vaunted his country's military might
crow usually implies exultant boasting or bragging.
    • crowed after winning the championship

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