triumphalism

noun

Definition of triumphalismnext
as in boastfulness

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Recent Examples of triumphalism Trump’s default setting is triumphalism. — Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 25 Feb. 2026 Recent scholarship about the holiday marks a departure from the celebration of settler triumphalism once encapsulated in President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s 1937 proclamation of Columbus Day. — JSTOR Daily, 11 Oct. 2025 Moreover, a side-by-side comparison between past and present Superman franchise installments underscores what would appear to be a softening market for uniquely American superhero triumphalism. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025 Beijing’s triumphalism has stoked fears in the United States that China will capitalize on the shifting strategic landscape in Central Asia. — Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 13 Sep. 2021 See All Example Sentences for triumphalism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triumphalism
  1. boastfulness
  2. bravado
  3. arrogance
  4. vainglory
  5. swagger
  6. bombast
  7. braggadocio
  8. superciliousness
Noun
  • Some officials announced the recent reversal with a bit of boastfulness, others with a hint of relief.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
  • And there are those who misconstrue a factual anecdote for boastfulness.
    — Oc Register, Oc Register, 18 Jan. 2026
Definition of boastfulness
Noun
  • His attacking bravado and panache would endure for almost a decade more.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Women have gained the bravado and the platforms to speak publicly about men in the way that men have traditionally often spoken about women—with contempt.
    — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
Definition of bravado
Noun
  • His crippling, his stubborn arrogance and refusal to be humbled, has somehow humanized the spoiled brat king.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Except the brash arrogance that long lived behind the slogan has taken a bit of a hit in recent years.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of arrogance
Noun
  • The conceit is saved from vainglory by the gravity Cage brings to the performance.
    — Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
  • That’s the mantra for wide receivers, a group long known for their vainglory.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
Definition of vainglory
Noun
  • Categorized even by their own fan base as victims at the end of 2025, Ole Miss had its swagger restored by Golding in a single press conference.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • This latest success takes Spain’s reign of supremacy to 16 titles in five years in the men’s and women’s game across every age group, doing it with a swagger that almost guarantees consistent success.
    — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of swagger
Noun
  • The screen is big, the image is sharp and bright, but Nolan’s visual compositions are dull—just pictures of actors acting, without style or poetry—and his fetish for size is just bombast and vanity.
    — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
  • An album inspired by American Gangster, Ridley Scott’s biopic of legendary Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, gave Jay-Z a chance to step away from the superstar bombast of Kingdom Come and go back to Reasonable Doubt-style dope game tales.
    — Al Shipley, SPIN, 14 July 2026
Definition of bombast
Noun
  • With every passing game, Marsch’s braggadocio attracted largely negative headlines around the world.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 7 July 2026
  • In person, Huang subdues his ironic braggadocio with polite eye contact and rolling belly laughs at his own jokes.
    — Mariella Rudi, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of braggadocio
Noun
  • However, in the wrong hands, being silent can signal disdain and superciliousness.
    — Matteo Atti, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Definition of superciliousness

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