as in bragged
to show in an improper or selfish way that you are happy with your own success or another person's failure
After such a tough campaign, they're gloating over their victory in the election. All right, you won. There's no need to gloat about it.
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Recent Examples of gloated
Shapiro’s critics, including more left-wing, Israel-skeptical Democrats, would have gloated had he been defeated at home.
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David Weigel, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The politician has publicly gloated over Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show coming to an end next May, celebrated Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, and then raged over his return to TV screens, and suggested that Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show also come to an end, too.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
None sought headlines or fame or gloated in press coverage.
—Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
In June, a livestream of UCLA’s graduation paused on a graduate who gloated for the camera about ChatGPT ostensibly doing his final exams for him.
—Lindsey Witmer Collins, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
David Weigel, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2025
The politician has publicly gloated over Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show coming to an end next May, celebrated Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, and then raged over his return to TV screens, and suggested that Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show also come to an end, too.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
None sought headlines or fame or gloated in press coverage.
—Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
In June, a livestream of UCLA’s graduation paused on a graduate who gloated for the camera about ChatGPT ostensibly doing his final exams for him.
—Lindsey Witmer Collins, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gloated
bragged
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Clark said the lighting only enhances an atmosphere he’s bragged about for years.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
29 Oct. 2025
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Instead, the gooners bragged about them.—
Daniel Kolitz,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Gloated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloated. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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