Synonyms of crowing

crowing 1 of 2

adjective

as in triumphant

having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph

in a crowing speech, the mayor thanked all who had helped get her reelected

Synonyms & Similar Words

• triumphant
• proud
• ecstatic
• jubilant
• rejoicing
• exultant
• exulting
• arrogant
• glorying
• crank
• cock-a-hoop
• victorious
• prideful
• euphoric
• elated
• boastful
• cocky
• winning
• conquering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defeated
• disconsolate
• downcast
• depressed
• dispirited
• dejected
• crestfallen

crowing

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verb

present participle of crow

1

as in delighting

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 & Similar Words

• delighting
• exulting
• bragging
• glorying
• joying
• triumphing
• rejoicing
• jubilating
• gloating
• kvelling
• exuberating
• preening
• boasting
• swelling
• parading
• flaunting
• strutting
• kicking up one's heels
• swaggering
• showing off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weeping
• lamenting
• grieving
• regretting
• bewailing
• bemoaning

2

as in boasting

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of crowing

Adjective

The Coliseum, crowded and crowing, 75,500 people turning up the volume louder than it’s been in a good minute at the historic venue. — Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 12 Oct. 2025

Verb

Newsom has been crowing about a 9 percent drop in unsheltered homelessness over the past year, though the numbers are in dispute. — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026

Finally, a mystical Rabbi arrives and shocks the king and queen by taking off all his clothing, getting under the table and crowing like a rooster. — Josh Penn Soskin, Variety, 16 July 2026

Neighbors bothered by crowing or other issues can file nuisance complaints with Animal Care and Control. — Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026

The amendments, collectively known as the Zoning Code Amendment for Crowing Fowl, were driven by more than 800 complaints related to crowing fowl submitted through Sacramento County’s 311 system from 2022 through July 25, 2025. — Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026

The cockerel had been crowing for a good while before that, but today Archie was literally up with the lark. — Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026

Carrel and company are all stellar and worth crowing about but plucking out a few side stories might well make this a smoother, more tonally consistent show. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026

DeSantis and Uthmeier have been crowing over reports that claimed federal prosecutors were not interested in pursuing the case. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026

Voices chattering in Yiddish mingle with clucking chickens, crowing roosters and accordion music drifting through a bustling outdoor market. — Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026