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showboated

verb , past tense of showboat

Synonyms and Antonyms of showboated

to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior

the gymnast was showboating for the cameras when she lost her balance and fell

Synonyms of showboated

acted up, clowned (around), cut up, fooled around, horsed around, hotdogged, monkeyed (around), showed off, skylarked

Words Related to showboated

carried on, misbehaved

capered, cavorted, disported, frisked, frolicked, gamboled (or gambolled), larked, rollicked, romped

caroused, mafficked, reveled (or revelled), roared, wassailed

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