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present participle of vaunt.

Definitions

vaunting

[vawn-ting, vahn-] / ˈvɔn tɪŋ, ˈvɑn- /

ADJECTIVE

boastful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrogant bombastic cocky exultant pompous pretentious

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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 strutting stuck-up swaggering swanky swollen-headed too big for one's britches vainglorious windbag

Antonyms

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humble modest unconceited

WEAK

deprecating

NOUN

egoism

Synonyms

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arrogance assurance boastfulness boasting bragging conceit conceitedness egomania egotism gasconade haughtiness insolence megalomania narcissism ostentation overconfidence presumption pride self-absorption self-confidence self-importance self-interest self-love self-possession self-regard self-worship selfishness superiority vainglory vanity

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egocentricity self-admiration swellheadedness

Antonyms

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humility meekness modesty shyness timidity

WEAK

altruism selflessness

NOUN

egoism/egotism

Synonyms

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arrogance assurance boastfulness boasting bragging conceit conceitedness egocentricity egomania gasconade haughtiness insolence megalomania narcissism ostentation overconfidence preoccupation with self presumption pride self-absorption self-admiration self-confidence self-importance self-interest self-love self-possession self-regard self-worship selfishness superiority swellheadedness vainglory vanity

Antonyms

WEAK

altruism humility selflessness

NOUN

narcissism

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrogance self-absorption selfishness

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assurance boastfulness boasting bragging conceit conceitedness ego egoism egomania gasconade haughtiness insolence ostentation overconfidence presumption pride self-confidence self-importance self-interest self-love self-possession self-regard self-worship superiority vainglory vanity

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amour-propre egocentricity self-admiration swellheadedness vainness

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humility meekness modesty shyness timidity

NOUN

ostentation

Synonyms

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affectation array boast boasting brag braggadocio bragging bravado demonstration display exhibition flamboyance flash flourish fuss garishness magnificence pageant pageantry parade pomp pomposity pompousness pretending pretension pretentiousness put on shine show showiness spectacle splendor splurge swagger swank vainglory vaunt

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false front flaunting grandstand play parading showing off window-dressing

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concealment dullness hiding modesty ordinariness simplicity truth

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plainness quiet reservation

NOUN

parade

Synonyms

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ceremony demonstration procession ritual show spectacle

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array cavalcade column exhibition fanfare flaunting line march ostentation panoply pomp review shine train

WEAK

autocade

Antonyms

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concealment hiding

STRONG

dullness plainness

NOUN

self-absorption

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arrogance egotism narcissism self-confidence selfishness

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assurance boastfulness boasting bragging conceit conceitedness egocentrism egomania gasconade haughtiness insolence megalomania ostentation overconfidence presumption pride self-centeredness self-importance self-interest self-love self-possession self-regard self-worship superiority vainglory vanity

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egocentricity self-admiration self-involvement swellheadedness

Antonyms

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humility meekness modesty shyness timidity

NOUN

self-centeredness

Synonyms

STRONG

arrogance assurance boastfulness boasting bragging conceit conceitedness egocentrism egomania egotism gasconade haughtiness insolence megalomania narcissism ostentation overconfidence presumption pride self-absorption self-confidence self-importance self-interest self-love self-possession self-regard self-worship selfishness superiority vainglory vanity

WEAK

egocentricity self-admiration self-involvement swellheadedness

Antonyms

STRONG

humility meekness modesty shyness timidity

NOUN

self-involvement

Synonyms

WEAK

arrogance assurance boastfulness boasting bragging conceit conceitedness egocentricity egocentrism egomania egotism gasconade haughtiness insolence megalomania narcissism ostentation overconfidence presumption pride self-absorption self-admiration self-centeredness self-confidence self-importance self-interest self-love self-possession self-regard self-worship selfishness superiority swellheadedness vainglory vanity

NOUN

vainness

Synonyms

WEAK

amour-propre arrogance assurance boastfulness boasting bragging conceit conceitedness ego egocentricity egoism egomania gasconade haughtiness insolence megalomania narcissism ostentation overconfidence presumption pride self-absorption self-admiration self-confidence self-importance self-interest self-love self-possession self-regard self-worship selfishness superiority swellheadedness vainglory vanity

Example Sentences

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A far cry from the usual vaunting of athletes as something much more than that.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 11, 2022

The government says Greece will now be able to stand on its own two feet, vaunting 1.4% growth in 2017 and a planned return to the markets later this year.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2018

In the end, however, the controversy only seemed to stoke interest in the title, vaunting Paramount to the top of the U.S. studio earners in China after a lackluster showing in the country in 2013.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2015

And after centuries of vaunting the solidity of written language, there’s a kind of whiplash in signing on and watching our literary output swoosh by.

From Slate • Sep. 8, 2014

But he looked at Christopher and smiled a vaunting smile.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

vaunting

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