boasters
Self-promoters, loudly so
People who boast—who talk with excessive pride about themselves, their accomplishments, or their possessions.
The word carries disapproval: The boasters at the party couldn't stop talking about their promotions.
A boaster makes claims that may or may not be true, but the emphasis is on the self-promotion rather than the accuracy.
Boastful empty talker
- windbagOne who prattles endlessly
- show-offOne who flaunts
- bigmouthOne who talks indiscreetly
- loudmouthObnoxiously vocal person
egotist · braggart · self-promoter · grandstander · know-it-all · hotshot · swaggerer · trumpeter
Proud, showy gait
- bravadoPretense of fearlessness
- cockinessBrash overconfidence
- showboatingOstentatious self-display
- flauntDisplay to provoke envy
panache · flair · posturing · preening · peacocking · chest-puffing · strutting · sashay
Ruinous excessive confidence
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
- vanityExcessive pride in oneself
- self-importanceExaggerated sense of significance
smugness · overconfidence · pomposity · haughtiness · superciliousness · presumption · chutzpah · audacity
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- pufferyOverblown self-promotion
- tall-taleOutlandish fictional narrative
amplification · inflation · braggadocio · whopper · stretching · magnification · bluster · bombast
blowhard
Boastful empty talker
loudmouth · egotist · braggart · self-promoter · grandstander · know-it-all · hotshot · swaggerer · trumpeter · name-dropper
strut
Proud, showy gait
- bravadoPretense of fearlessness
- cockinessBrash overconfidence
- showboatingOstentatious self-display
flaunt · panache · flair · posturing · preening · peacocking · chest-puffing · strutting · sashay · flashiness
hubris
Ruinous excessive confidence
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
- vanityExcessive pride in oneself
self-importance · smugness · overconfidence · pomposity · haughtiness · superciliousness · presumption · chutzpah · audacity · snobbery
hyperbole
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- pufferyOverblown self-promotion
tall-tale · amplification · inflation · braggadocio · whopper · stretching · magnification · bluster · bombast · grandiosity
- show-offsbraggarts, showboats, grandstanders, egotists, narcissists
- Truth Stretchersliars, fibbers, embellishers, fabricators, bluffers
boastersunderstaters
Those who minimize significance
minimizers · listeners · doers