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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swaggering
Adjective
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There’s also a fine array of actors here: Idris makes a fine cocky young upstart.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
17 June 2025 -
The Pacers, who are young and fast and talented and cocky and on some heater themselves, think this is their time.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
Verb
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The hotel's interiors are a high-end delight, with rooms boasting leather furnishings, plush bedding, and marble baths.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Dec. 2024
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The sequel has been well-received by both critics and audiences, boasting a 72% critics score and an 82% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Levin’s lunch with Trump is a testament to the bombastic radio and TV host’s wide influence on the right.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
18 June 2025
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Months later, Musk's bombastic plan to slash the bureaucracy has been blunted by a flurry of legal challenges that allege DOGE overstepped its authority, circumvented privacy laws, and disregarded protocols for shrinking the workforce.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
16 June 2025
Verb
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Martin jumped in to say that Short was bragging about his own hairdo on the car ride to the award show.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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For many professionals—especially those from cultures that emphasize collaboration over individual recognition—describing their impact can feel uncomfortably like bragging.—
Gina Riley,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Murray showed his roots casually while Kanye was apocalyptically boastful.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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Undeterred, Newsom has continued his boastful ways.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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The men were very egotistical in this film and no one really showed up.—
Jeff Conway,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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In the upcoming film, Oscar Isaac stars as Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature (Jacob Elordi) to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
31 May 2025
Verb
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Mangione was arraigned in federal court on Thursday on two counts of stalking, one count of murder through use of a firearm and a firearms offense.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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Mangione, who faces federal charges of murder and stalking, as well as New York State charges, including murder in furtherance of terrorism, will face a jury next year, although a trial date has not yet been set.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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This splendid, wry satire is about a wealthy family, self-important and confident in their morality, whose blithe and bumptious existences are thrown into disarray when their father clandestinely decides to give all their money to charity, and so (in their opinions) completely destroys their lives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2025
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As Peggy Dodd, consigliere to her bumptious 1950s cult-leader husband, Adams tends to wear a soft smile and blouses buttoned to the neck — a picture-perfect model of mid-century femininity.—
Matthew Jacobs,
Vulture,
6 Dec. 2024
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“Swaggering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swaggering. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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