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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 I'd 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

exult, glory, rejoice

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

magnify, maximize

Phrases Synonymous with swagger

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

parade, promenade

pad, step, tread

lumber, lurch, pound, shamble, shuffle, stagger

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