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boasted

VERB

brag

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advertise

STRONG

aggrandize blow bluster bully cock-a-doodle-doo con crow exaggerate exult fake flaunt flourish gasconade gloat glory grandstand jive prate preen puff shoot shovel showboat shuck sling strut swagger triumph vapor

WEAK

attract attention blow one's own horn blow smoke congratulate oneself flatter oneself give a good account of oneself hug oneself lay on thick psych show off sound off talk big

Antonyms

STRONG

be sad conceal fail hide

WEAK

be modest deprecate

VERB

to have advantage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

claim exhibit own possess

WEAK

be proud of have in keeping pride oneself on show off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny dispossess lose not have

WEAK

be modest deprecate

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boasted

Customs and Border Protection likewise boasted its July 1 report “shows our highest level of compliance to date.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

The Chinese president's visit would follow a May trip to Beijing by Trump, who has boasted about his good relationship with Xi despite the two countries' geopolitical rivalry.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

Operating since 1902, it's one of just two scissor-makers left in the city, which once boasted a blade manufacturing industry of over 100 workshops.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

A team that boasted a pair of English Premier League champions in Arsenal’s Martin Ødegaard and Manchester City’s Haaland had figured out precisely how to counter the Three Lions’ billion-dollar collection of talent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Patriots boasted of how often they’d been searched and given a clean bill.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead