blowhard
All talk, nothing
A blowhard is a person who talks too much, especially about themselves or their accomplishments.
The word carries strong connotations of empty boasting—all wind, no substance: Every office has its blowhard who takes credit for everything.
The term is dismissive but not especially harsh.
One who prattles endlessly
- gasbagTedious endless talker
- long-windedExcessively wordy, tediously so
- ramblingLong-winded and unfocused
- prattleTrivial, prolonged speech
blather · verbosity · garrulous · loquacious · circumlocution · droning · prolixity · bloviator
One who flaunts achievements
- show-offOne who flaunts
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- self-aggrandizingExalting one's own status
- vaingloriousBoastfully proud, ostentatiously so
conceited · arrogant · cocky · brash · overconfident · swaggering · egotist · narcissist
Obnoxiously vocal person
- blabbermouthOne who reveals secrets
- motormouthNonstop rapid talker
- yapperLoud, persistent talker
- chatterboxOne who talks incessantly
noisy · obnoxious · abrasive · strident · vociferous · blustering · bellowing · ranting
Falsely grand or important
- pontificalDogmatically self-important
- self-importantExaggerating one's own significance
- condescendingSuperior and dismissive manner
- patronizingTreating someone as inferior
supercilious · high-handed · imperious · overbearing · snobbish · haughty · puffery · grandiose
windbag
One who prattles endlessly
- gasbagTedious endless talker
- long-windedExcessively wordy, tediously so
- ramblingLong-winded and unfocused
prattle · blather · verbosity · garrulous · loquacious · circumlocution · droning · prolixity · bloviator · babble
braggart
One who flaunts achievements
- show-offOne who flaunts
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- self-aggrandizingExalting one's own status
vainglorious · conceited · arrogant · cocky · brash · overconfident · swaggering · egotist · narcissist · self-important
loudmouth
Obnoxiously vocal person
- blabbermouthOne who reveals secrets
- motormouthNonstop rapid talker
- yapperLoud, persistent talker
chatterbox · noisy · obnoxious · abrasive · strident · vociferous · blustering · bellowing · ranting · raucous
pretentious
Falsely grand or important
- pontificalDogmatically self-important
- self-importantExaggerating one's own significance
- condescendingSuperior and dismissive manner
patronizing · supercilious · high-handed · imperious · overbearing · snobbish · haughty · puffery · grandiose · portentous
- annoying peoplepest, hecklers, nuisance, meddlers, bore
- blatherbabble, balderdash, baloney, blarney, blather
- compound slangairhead, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, dimwit
- difficult peopleegomaniac, egotist, nitpicker, drama queen, control freak
- showing offboasting, bragged, show off, bragging, boasted
- showoffsshowoff, show-off, braggart, bragger, boaster
blowhardself-effacing
Downplaying one's own importance
unassuming · humble · modest · shrinking violet · wallflower
blowhardtaciturn
Habitually uncommunicative
man of few words · woman of few words · quiet · introvert · reserved
blowharddoer
Person who acts
straight shooter · genuine article · man of action · man of his word · real deal