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talk big

VERB
bluster
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bulldoze gloat hector swagger yap
STRONG
badger boast brag brazen browbeat cow crow domineer rant rave roar roister storm strut swell vapor vaunt
WEAK
ride the high horse shoot off one's mouth show off
Antonyms
STRONG
be modest be quiet deprecate
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 congratulate oneself flatter oneself give a good account of oneself hug oneself lay on thick psych show off sound off
Antonyms
STRONG
be sad conceal fail hide
WEAK
be modest deprecate
VERB
declaim
Synonyms
STRONGEST
recite
STRONG
attack bloviate declare decry denounce harangue inveigh lecture mouth orate perorate proclaim rail rant speak spiel spout
WEAK
blow hot air hold forth pile it on soapbox
Antonyms
STRONG
be quiet compliment praise
VERB
overdo
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exaggerate overestimate overplay overrate overreach overstate overuse overvalue
STRONG
amplify belabor fatigue hype magnify overburden overindulge overload overtax overtire overwork pressure puff stretch
WEAK
be intemperate bite off too much do to death drive oneself go overboard go too far lay it on make federal case not know when to stop pile on run into the ground run riot strain oneself wear down wear oneself out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
play down
STRONG
compress decrease lessen
WEAK
ignore neglect
VERB
preach
Synonyms
STRONGEST
admonish exhort
STRONG
advocate blow harangue preachify sermonize urge
WEAK
get on a soapbox pile it on
VERB
profess
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledge admit affirm avow confess feign pretend proclaim stump
STRONG
allege announce asseverate aver avouch certify claim confirm croon depose dissemble fake maintain own predicate purport sing spiel spout state vouch
WEAK
act as if blow hot air come out constate cross heart get off chest get on soapbox make out open up own up say so soapbox swear on bible swear up and down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal deny disavow disown dispute hide refuse renounce repudiate
STRONG
be quiet contradict invalidate question reject

Example Sentences

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It’s possible this has left him thinking the world’s bad guys are a Potemkin village, that they talk big but fold quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal

Saturday’s dud fit a perturbing pattern for the Grizzlies: Talk big, then play small.

From Washington Post

They can only talk big in their uniforms.

From Seattle Times

"Fraudsters talk big and hope no one looks too closely at the bottom line," U.S.

From Reuters

"These boys will never understand talk big on internet but want pics and autographs in person haha .. me my family and kids family "that don’t exist yet" are set for life !!! Y’all keep trolling put y’all phones down and go get some money , BTW y’all opinions don’t matter!!"

From Fox News

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.