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vaunt

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of vaunt

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 of vaunt

blow, boast, brag, bull [slang], crow, gasconade, swagger, vapor

Words Related to vaunt

bluster, harangue, puff

exult, glory, rejoice

brandish, display, exhibit, expose, flaunt, glorify, parade, show off

magnify, maximize

Phrases Synonymous with vaunt

Near Antonyms of vaunt

belittle, deprecate, diminish, discount, laugh off, minimize, play down, pooh-pooh (also pooh), shrug off, underrate, undervalue

bemoan, lament, mourn, regret

Synonym Discussion of vaunt

boast, brag, vaunt, crow mean to express pride in oneself or one's accomplishments. boast often suggests ostentation and exaggeration

- boasts of every trivial success

, but it may imply a claiming with proper and justifiable pride.

- the town boasts one of the best museums in the area

brag suggests crudity and artlessness in glorifying oneself.

- bragging of their exploits

vaunt usually connotes more pomp and bombast than boast and less crudity or naïveté than brag.

- vaunted his country's military might

crow usually implies exultant boasting or bragging.

- crowed after winning the championship

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