as in bragging
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 gloating
Mamdani slammed for using kids in campaign videos after gloating about social media-free childhood.
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FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Nina not being there contributed to one of the most irritating moments in this season so far, with Antonio smugly blowing a kiss into the camera for her and gloating about being in the top after her harsh critique last week.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Images of Labubus beamed malevolently from their packaging, as if gloating in their unreachability.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Nina not being there contributed to one of the most irritating moments in this season so far, with Antonio smugly blowing a kiss into the camera for her and gloating about being in the top after her harsh critique last week.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Images of Labubus beamed malevolently from their packaging, as if gloating in their unreachability.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gloating
bragging
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So, documenting one of his first shows in New York feels less about bragging to your friends online, or even generating a watchable clip, and more about capturing history.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Bronstein says the lines between reality and what appears to be reality are blurred as bragging spills over to personal lives and work, projecting, exaggerating and competing for attention.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Gloating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloating. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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