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

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

How dangerous it is to congratulate oneself on anything!

From The Daughters of Danaus by Mona Caird

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 James Champlin Fernald

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