brag about

VERB

extol

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acclaim applaud celebrate commend eulogize exalt glorify laud praise

STRONG

bless boost hymn magnify push rave root stroke

WEAK

cry up give a boost to give a bouquet hand it to hats off to hear it for make much of panegyrize pay tribute to puff up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

blame castigate censure condemn criticize debase denounce disapprove humiliate

STRONG

decrease discourage

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According to Sheets’ cast bio, the antiques enthusiast loved to brag about “four Picassos and the world’s most lucrative comic book collection” that he scored through storage auctions.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Epstein loved to brag about his well-connected and well-appointed friends, Davies said.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Friends will brag about wins and how much money they are supposedly making.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Wall Street has a new number to brag about.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

But it wasn’t exactly something Chiron liked to brag about.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

brag about

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