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strutting

[struht-ing] / ˈstrʌt ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
boastful
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrogant bombastic cocky exultant pompous pretentious
WEAK
big big-headed conceited crowing egotistic egotistical full of hot air highfalutin hot stuff know-it-all loudmouth on ego trip puffed-up self-aggrandizing self-applauding smart-alecky snooty stuck-up swaggering swanky swollen-headed too big for one's britches vainglorious vaunting windbag
Antonyms
STRONGEST
humble modest unconceited
WEAK
deprecating
ADJECTIVE
vainglorious
Synonyms
WEAK
arrogant blowing one's own horn boasting bragging cavalier cocky conceited egotistic egotistical haughty high-and-mighty high-handed huffy overbearing pompous presumptuous pretentious puffed up self-important snobbish snooty stuck-up swaggering vain
NOUN
vainglory
Synonyms
STRONG
arrogance boastfulness bragging cockiness conceit condescension egoism egotism haughtiness huff overconfidence patronage presumption pretension self-importance smugness snobbery swagger vanity
WEAK
big-headedness swelled head
Antonyms
STRONG
humility meekness modesty truth

Example Sentences

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New Yorkers can’t get enough of the strutting woodcock.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

He used to build his rosters by strutting up to future NBA stars and convincing them to head from high school to his training camps in Kentucky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

It has become a staple of every NFL game's pre-show coverage -- footage of players strutting their way to stadium locker rooms wearing the latest daring sartorial choices.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

On the strutting, guitar-driven Somebody To You, she waves goodbye to a suffocating relationship and asks: "Who am I when I'm out of your sight?"

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

I suggest you stop strutting around in that dumb-looking jacket and get some culture!”

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser