flaunt

[flawnt] / flɔnt /

VERB

make an exhibition, show off

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advertise brandish proclaim

STRONG

air boast broadcast declare disclose display disport divulge expose flash flourish gasconade grandstand hot-dog parade reveal showcase sport streak vaunt

WEAK

break out fan it flash about let it all hang out make a scene put on an act roll out show and tell smack with spring on throw weight around trot out wave around whip out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hide

STRONG

conceal cover secrete suppress withhold

WEAK

refrain

Example Sentences

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"Lots of other jewellery, lots of watches that they all seemed so happy to flaunt," Jane said.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

When she graduated last year, she dreamed of returning to Italy to flaunt her work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

For writers, hiring such readers is a badge of good “literary citizenship” and a chance to flaunt their virtue as well as their success by boasting of how many they can afford.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant are all smiles in wedding attire as they flaunt matching rings signaling the start of a new chapter — or at least that’s what one recently viral AI photo depicts.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

To display his feces openly, to flaunt the smell of them, would have been a sign of social dominance.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

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