Synonyms of swaggers

swaggers

verb

present tense third-person singular of swagger

1

as in brags

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

• brags
• boasts
• vaunts
• displays
• blows
• exhibits
• blusters
• bulls
• vapors
• crows
• blows smoke
• prides
• gushes
• gasconades
• puffs
• exults
• harangues
• brandishes
• flaunts
• exposes
• rejoices
• glories
• parades
• maximizes
• shows off
• glorifies
• magnifies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimizes
• diminishes
• belittles
• deprecates
• underrates
• undervalues
• discounts
• shrugs off
• plays down
• laments
• regrets
• mourns
• laughs off
• pooh-poohs
• bemoans

2

as in struts

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

• struts
• prances
• sashays
• stalks
• strides
• shuffles
• tiptoes
• minces
• steps
• sweeps
• lurches
• staggers
• traipses
• flounces
• pads
• paces
• treads
• parades
• promenades
• lumbers
• pussyfoots
• shambles
• pounds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of swaggers

Craven’s article is similarly one-way traffic on behalf of Rowling but done with a level of contempt toward trans people that almost swaggers in its certainty. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026