boast
Verbal self-promotion
To boast is to speak with excessive pride about one's accomplishments, possessions, or abilities: He boasted about his promotion to anyone who would listen.
The word carries a whiff of disapproval—boasting suggests self-praise that crosses into bragging.
A boast is also the thing claimed: His boast that he could beat anyone proved hollow.
A place or thing can boast a feature, meaning it possesses something noteworthy: The hotel boasts a rooftop pool.
Speak with excessive pride
- crowLarge black corvid
- gloatRelish superiority smugly
- vauntBrag or crow
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
flaunt · trumpet · grandstand · showboat · bluster · puff · gasconade · self-promotion
Satisfaction from one's achievements
- self-esteemOne's sense of worth
- egoOne's self-image
- vanityExcessive pride in oneself
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
conceit · self-satisfaction · self-regard · self-admiration · narcissism · smugness · complacency · dignity
Successful completion of aim
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- featRemarkable act of skill
- successFavorable outcome attained
- victoryDefeating an opponent
conquest · milestone · breakthrough · distinction · accolade · trophy · medal · honor
Excessively proud of oneself
- egotisticalExcessively self-centered
- smugExcessively self-satisfied
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
vain · self-important · overbearing · presumptuous · immodest · snobbish · supercilious · hubristic
Overstate beyond truth
- overstateRepresent as greater
- embellishAdd decorative elements
- hyperbolizeTo exaggerate extravagantly
- inflateFill with gas
magnify · stretch · spin · tall tale · fish story · puffery · aggrandize · amplify
brag
Speak with excessive pride
swagger · flaunt · trumpet · grandstand · showboat · bluster · puff · gasconade · self-promotion · name-drop
pride
Satisfaction from one's achievements
- self-esteemOne's sense of worth
- egoOne's self-image
- vanityExcessive pride in oneself
hubris · conceit · self-satisfaction · self-regard · self-admiration · narcissism · smugness · complacency · dignity · self-worth
accomplishment
Successful completion of aim
victory · conquest · milestone · breakthrough · distinction · accolade · trophy · medal · honor · credential
conceited
Excessively proud of oneself
- egotisticalExcessively self-centered
- smugExcessively self-satisfied
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
pompous · vain · self-important · overbearing · presumptuous · immodest · snobbish · supercilious · hubristic · high-and-mighty
exaggerate
Overstate beyond truth
- overstateRepresent as greater
- embellishAdd decorative elements
- hyperbolizeTo exaggerate extravagantly
inflate · magnify · stretch · spin · tall tale · fish story · puffery · aggrandize · amplify · overplay
highlight
Most notable part
- showcaseCabinet for displaying items
- offerProposal to provide
- featureDistinguishing quality or element
sport · possess · claim · display · present · exhibit · tout · advertise · promote · pitch
boastself-deprecate
Criticize oneself, often humorously
downplay · understate · modesty · minimize · play down
boastful, boasting, boasts, boaster, boasted, boastfulness, boastfully