VAUNTED Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

vaunted

verb

past tense of vaunt

as in boasted

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

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Recent Examples of vaunted Was vaunted New York baseball scribe Red Foley conducting surveys like this in 1974? —

Jayson Stark, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026 Instead, seniors Ian Alexion and Grant Darmofal spearheaded the Blue Devils’ vaunted triple-option attack and kept Fairhaven rolling all the way to a Division 6 state title Thursday night at Gillette Stadium. —

Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025 And in 2017, only one year after having helped vaunted Alabama win a national championship as its offensive coordinator, Kiffin was abruptly fired by iconic coach Nick Saban only days before the Crimson Tide attempted to win a second consecutive championship. —

Andrew Greif, NBC news, 25 Nov. 2025 Fort Stewart in Georgia houses the US Army’s vaunted 3rd Infantry Division, a premier fighting force roughly 20,000 soldiers strong. —

Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vaunted

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The world’s soccer governing body first boasted about Lionel Messi’s hat trick in Argentina’s 3-0 win over Algeria.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
The Bobcats boasted entertaining players over the years, like high-flying All-Star Gerald Wallace and savvy point guard Raymond Felton, but failed to make the playoffs until Jordan became the majority owner in 2010.

— Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026