boasts

NOUN

brag; source of pride

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bluster

STRONG

avowal bombast braggadocio bravado exaggeration gasconade grandiloquence heroics joy pretension pride self-satisfaction swank treasure vaunt

WEAK

pride and joy

Antonyms

STRONG

humility modesty

WEAK

deprecation

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

Example Sentences

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He unveils a keynote presentation called “Kyle Boasts His TN,” diving in deep immediately.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2023

Boasts, threats, secret deals, betrayals are the coin of the realm, but lawsuits and news releases are the only things put in writing.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2016

Boasts excellent form from earlier in career, albeit over much shorter distances, and while might not win is probably overpriced for a contender of his ability.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2015

Boasts Branson: "Only on Virgin can passengers fly around the world on one plane."

From Time • Sep. 4, 2010

A Neighbour of mine, who is a Haberdasher by Trade, and a very shallow conceited Fellow, makes his Boasts that for these ten Years successively he has not made less than an hundred April Fools.

From The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Addison, Joseph