Synonyms of swaggering

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adjective

as in cocky

Related Words

• cocky
• bombastic
• boastful
• blusterous
• blustery
• bumptious
• braggart
• arrogant
• bragging
• vainglorious
• conceited
• smug
• self-important
• domineering
• supercilious
• egotistic
• complacent
• pompous
• braggy
• haughty
• bigheaded
• cavalier
• uppity
• snooty
• high-and-mighty
• snobbish
• self-assertive
• egoistic
• chesty
• self-satisfied
• prideful
• uppish
• snobby
• assumptive
• overweening
• pontifical
• stuck-up
• disdainful
• self-conceited
• high-hat
• huffy
• vain
• high-handed
• holier-than-thou
• overconfident
• lordly
• proud
• assured
• peremptory
• self-assured
• consequential
• imperious
• biggety
• pretentious
• toplofty
• swellheaded
• self-asserting
• fastuous
• superior
• self-confident
• important
• masterful
• confident
• self-opinionated
• lofty
• presumptuous
• highfalutin
• selfish
• self-contented
• presuming
• self-congratulatory
• self-glorifying
• self-centered
• self-dramatizing
• self-promoting
• self-adulatory
• self-gratulatory
• self-engrossed
• self-applauding
• self-affected

Dissimilar Words

• humble
• modest
• diffident
• timid
• egoless
• meek
• self-critical
• unassertive
• uncomplacent
• unassuming
• self-doubting
• bashful
• down-to-earth
• sheepish
• unpretentious
• shrinking
• self-reproachful
• self-distrustful
• shy
• self-reproving
• demure
• introverted
• retiring
• mousy
• overmodest
• unarrogant

swaggering

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verb

present participle of swagger

1

as in boasting

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 & Similar Words

• boasting
• bragging
• vaunting
• displaying
• blowing
• exhibiting
• crowing
• vaporing
• blustering
• blowing smoke
• bulling
• puffing
• gasconading
• haranguing
• priding
• gushing
• exulting
• flaunting
• parading
• glorying
• exposing
• brandishing
• rejoicing
• maximizing
• showing off
• glorifying
• magnifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimizing
• diminishing
• discounting
• belittling
• deprecating
• underrating
• undervaluing
• shrugging off
• playing down
• mourning
• lamenting
• pooh-poohing
• laughing off
• regretting
• bemoaning

2

as in strutting

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 & Similar Words

• strutting
• prancing
• striding
• stalking
• sashaying
• shuffling
• mincing
• stepping
• sweeping
• tiptoeing
• parading
• lurching
• traipsing
• treading
• staggering
• padding
• flouncing
• shambling
• pacing
• promenading
• pussyfooting
• lumbering
• pounding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swaggering

Adjective

Soprano Anna Thompson sings the role of the faithful Micaëla, and Mexican baritone Raúl Morales Velazco is the swaggering toreador Escamillo. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

The group went on to earn national and international acclaim before its swaggering leader, Country Dick Montana, died on stage midway through a 1995 show in Canada. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Much of Daemon’s confidence came from his brief, swaggering meeting with Ormund Hightower. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026

The clip of Cawley speaking about Marsch was used to highlight what some believe is the downside of Marsch’s swaggering attitude. — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 24 June 2026

Lander, who became beloved by DSA members after helping Mamdani beat Cuomo, worked with the mayor’s ad team for a campaign that effectively turned them into a comedy duo — a dorky Jewish dad and a swaggering Muslim mayor, both critical of the Israeli government. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 23 June 2026

Their shows had always been wild—the music’s raw noise and Love’s swaggering stage presence inspired catharsis. — Quinn Moreland, Pitchfork, 14 June 2026

With venom and shrewd determination, Nicholson paints his character as a swaggering monster who milks every syllable of his dialogue with vitriolic relish. — Eric Farwell, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026

New Yorkers will recall the assholic behavior of the Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, a swaggering builder of ships, who always seemed to delight in humiliating his managers and players. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 June 2026

Verb

After all those swaggering herbal notes faded, tasters said Roku finished with breezy floral qualities—lavender and rose. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 May 2026

The advertisement opened with a backside shot of a man clothed in Levi’s jeans, a western shirt and leather gloves, swaggering up to a pair of saloon doors. — Jack Armstrong, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

Don the swaggering employee needs to learn a lesson about gender identity. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026

And Jordan's performances as Smoke and Stack are indeed confident and distinctive, not just in their different sartorial choices but in their mannerisms, with the actor excelling at portraying both Smoke's stoic practicality and Stack's swaggering charm. — Ken Simmons, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026

Two swaggering outlaws roll into a mining town and unleash a wave of cruelty. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026

The timing of such self-reflection was notable, on the direct horizon of an AFC divisional-round matchup against a Bills team that’ll require calls-to-the-wall swaggering from Payton. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026

This skinny kid from Norman, Oklahoma, swaggering up and down the court. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 9 Jan. 2026

Die a hero, or live long enough to become Gen Z’s swaggering grandfather. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 Dec. 2025