Synonyms of vaunt

vaunt 1 of 2

verb

ˈvȯnt 

as in to boast

to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess

even the noblest of fellows have been known to vaunt a bit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boast
• brag
• display
• pride
• swagger
• exhibit
• blow
• crow
• vapor
• bull
• glory
• bluster
• exult
• blow smoke
• puff
• gasconade
• harangue
• rejoice
• gush
• flaunt
• brandish
• expose
• parade
• maximize
• glorify
• show off
• magnify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• belittle
• minimize
• diminish
• underrate
• undervalue
• deprecate
• discount
• pooh
• play down
• laugh off
• regret
• lament
• shrug off
• mourn
• pooh-pooh
• bemoan

vaunt

2 of 2

noun

as in swagger

Related Words

• swagger
• prating
• egotism
• self-conceit
• self-importance
• gabble
• prattle
• babble
• jawing
• blab
• gibber
• patter
• jabber
• verbosity
• yammering
• chatter
• windiness
• gibberish
• turgidity
• pomposity
• drivel
• rhetoric
• oratory
• grandiloquence
• brag
• bloviation
• magniloquence
• rhapsody
• bombast
• wind
• braggadocio
• rodomontade
• hot air
• bluster
• rhodomontade
• rant
• gasconade
• bull
• fanfaronade
• gas
• cockalorum

Synonym Chooser

How is the word vaunt distinct from other similar verbs?

Some common synonyms of vaunt are boast, brag, and crow. While all these words mean "to express pride in oneself or one's accomplishments," vaunt usually connotes more pomp and bombast than boast and less crudity or naïveté than brag.

vaunted his country's military might

In what contexts can boast take the place of vaunt?

The words boast and vaunt are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, boast often suggests ostentation and exaggeration, but it may imply a claiming with proper and justifiable pride.

boasts of every trivial success

the town boasts one of the best museums in the area

When could brag be used to replace vaunt?

Although the words brag and vaunt have much in common, brag suggests crudity and artlessness in glorifying oneself.

bragging of their exploits

When is it sensible to use crow instead of vaunt?

The synonyms crow and vaunt are sometimes interchangeable, but crow usually implies exultant boasting or bragging.

crowed after winning the championship

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vaunt

Noun

The vaunting acclaim the retrospective elicited seems largely unwarranted, though in several brilliant sequences scattered throughout his work, the unruly Rozier achieved an impulsive kind of mastery. —James Quandt, The New York Review of Books, 31 July 2025

Kardashian had been vaunting it to her with more than 300 million followers on Instagram. —Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025

Putin has vaunted the potential of its critical minerals for a deal between Moscow and Washington as its push for Ukraine's resources founders, following the White House spat between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025

And having a candle in your house symbolizes that vaunted L.A. optimism. —Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025