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swagger

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of swagger

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

  • I, too, would swagger if Iʼd won first place in the bowling tournament
Synonyms of swagger

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

bluster, harangue, puff

pride

gush

exult, glory, rejoice

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

magnify, maximize
Phrases Synonymous with swagger

blow smoke
Near Antonyms of swagger

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

bemoan, lament, mourn, regret

2 to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements

  • hoping to impress the women at the bar, the young man confidently swaggered across the room
Synonyms of swagger

prance, sashay, stalk, strut
Words Related to swagger

flounce, mince, traipse

pussyfoot, tiptoe

sweep

parade, promenade

pad, step, tread

pace, stride

lumber, lurch, pound, shamble, shuffle, stagger

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