congratulate oneself

VERB

boast

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 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

gasconade

Synonyms

STRONG

advertise aggrandize blow bluster brag bully cock-a-doodle-doo con crow exaggerate exult fake flaunt flourish gloat

WEAK

attract attention blow one's own horn blow smoke flatter oneself give a good account of oneself

Antonyms

STRONG

be sad conceal hide

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congratulate oneself

How dangerous it is to congratulate oneself on anything!

From The Daughters of Danaus by Caird, Mona

I think there is really very little to congratulate oneself about in the condition of English caricature.

From All Things Considered by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)

We say one felicitates himself; tho to congratulate oneself, which is less natural, is becoming prevalent.

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin

congratulate oneself

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