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show off

[shoh-awf, -of] / ˈʃoʊˌɔf, -ˌɒf /
VERB
flaunt; brag
Synonyms
STRONGEST
brag flaunt
STRONG
grandstand
WEAK
advertise boast brandish demonstrate display disport exhibit expose flash hand a line hotdog make a spectacle of parade spread out swagger trot out
Antonyms
WEAK
be modest cower shy away
NOUN
person who brags
Synonyms
STRONG
bighead bigmouth braggadocio braggart bragger daredevil egotist extrovert grandstander ham hot dog vaunter
WEAK
boaster exhibitionist swaggerer vulgarian
Antonyms
WEAK
introvert

Example Sentences

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Baz Luhrmann, the master showman, or at least show-off, of musical cinema, gives fair notice of his purpose in a big-screen offering tailored to IMAX, “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Seeking eternal life, he learns the secret of 72 Transformations from a venerated Buddhist teacher and then becomes an irreverent show-off.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

What for other dancers might be show-off steps are integrated into a poetic vision, a different way of being.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024

When she boasted of speaking five languages, being an avid skier, having a master's degree and studying for her interior design license, I rolled my eyes, labelling her an overachieving show-off like her husband.

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2022

Well, there was having attitude and then there was just being a total show-off.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins