as in boasting
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess
she bragged that she was richer than anyone else in the state
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Recent Examples of bragging
Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
California has slipped a notch in the bragging-rights totem pole to the world’s fifth-largest economy in the latest update on global business output.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Anyone with information about the incident — or who may have heard someone bragging about the display — is asked to contact the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office’s tip line at 303-271-5612.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
Even her mom had let go of her dream of her daughter becoming a nurse, now bragging to her friends that her little girl was working for the NFL.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Freedom of Speech is far more American than a hundred-thousand-dollar-per-plate dinner at Mar-a-Lago or trips to Epstein Island or bullying a network into cancelling Steven Colbert or bragging about having extorted $16 million from a movie studio.
—Billy Ray, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
So, documenting one of his first shows in New York feels less about bragging to your friends online, or even generating a watchable clip, and more about capturing history.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Bronstein says the lines between reality and what appears to be reality are blurred as bragging spills over to personal lives and work, projecting, exaggerating and competing for attention.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
But a homeowner who nabbed a 3% mortgage in the low-interest years might still be bragging about it to the neighbors.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Snyder, who has since penned a letter to the San Francisco Chronicle bragging about his Dungeons & Dragons skills, is awaiting trial separately at the Stanton Correctional Facility.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
California has slipped a notch in the bragging-rights totem pole to the world’s fifth-largest economy in the latest update on global business output.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Anyone with information about the incident — or who may have heard someone bragging about the display — is asked to contact the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office’s tip line at 303-271-5612.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
Even her mom had let go of her dream of her daughter becoming a nurse, now bragging to her friends that her little girl was working for the NFL.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Freedom of Speech is far more American than a hundred-thousand-dollar-per-plate dinner at Mar-a-Lago or trips to Epstein Island or bullying a network into cancelling Steven Colbert or bragging about having extorted $16 million from a movie studio.
—Billy Ray, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
So, documenting one of his first shows in New York feels less about bragging to your friends online, or even generating a watchable clip, and more about capturing history.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Bronstein says the lines between reality and what appears to be reality are blurred as bragging spills over to personal lives and work, projecting, exaggerating and competing for attention.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
But a homeowner who nabbed a 3% mortgage in the low-interest years might still be bragging about it to the neighbors.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bragging
Verb
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Now, children laugh and study in the open-air structure, boasting candy-bright paint.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Eagles have been a reliable bet when favored, boasting a 17-3 record in their last 20 games as a favorite and an even more impressive 13-1 record over their last 14 home games.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In Greek mythology, Orion was a powerful and talented hunter who incurred the wrath of the gods for being too boastful about his own skills.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Of course, people make boastful statements of dubious merit all the time, but, as our story explains, Robinson has monetized his fantasies by selling development masterclasses to aspiring writers and offering other services for a fee.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Davis, who is seventy-eight, began to think of Carr, about two decades younger than him, as a bully and a braggart.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2025
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Thorpe is a braggart whose own extravagance is bolstered by imagining everyone else to be immensely wealthy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Their mother began a relationship with a swaggering alcoholic, their future stepfather, who mocked Scott for being soft.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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His swaggering boots remained powerfully on.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Don’t come on too hard or cocky; give practical reasons that showcase how your experience will benefit the company.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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But their terrific new Some Like It Hot is even cockier, steamier, more insistent — one of the year’s kickiest indie-rock thrillers.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Could the wound spring of questioning and longing and relationship anxiety sound bombastic, or fun, or like an ’80s pop song?—
Eric Torres,
Pitchfork,
20 Oct. 2025
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His bombastic style, unfiltered rhetoric, and policy disruptions galvanized the Republican base while triggering a seismic reaction among Democrats.—
Nafees Alam,
Boston Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The kooky characters surrounding Judge Stone included the conceited prosecutor Dan Fielding (John Larroquette), the imposing bailiff Bull Shannon (Richard Moll), and the idealistic public defender Christine Sullivan (Markie Post), each of whom had various quirks of their own.—
Dan Heching,
EW.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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This is the worst kind of football team: a conceited but objectively mediocre squad.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
The Mercury News,
17 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Three or four decades ago, the newspaperman was appealingly raffish—at once a bum who drank too much and a knight-errant who charged unafraid at social injustice, succored the weak, and crossed lances with the powerful and arrogant.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Elsewhere, the details lifted from the book suffer in translation – Branagh’s Victor is appropriately arrogant but not adequately tortured; De Niro’s Monster is sensitive and intuitive, but drowns in the film’s hurried, hollow second half.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Bragging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bragging. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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