brag

Crow about yourself

Brag is to boast or speak with excessive pride about oneself or one's accomplishments: He bragged about his promotion all week.

The word carries a negative connotation—bragging implies self-importance that annoys listeners.

As a noun, a brag is an instance of boasting or the thing boasted about.

Brag is also a card game similar to poker.

boast

showoff

One who flaunts abilities

gloatRelish superiority smugly
vauntBrag or crow
crowLarge black corvid

bluster · grandstand · flaunt · swaggerer · loudmouth · bigmouth · boaster · blowhard · gasconade · preen

arrogance

pompous

Affectedly grand in manner

ostentatiousShowily excessive
conceitedExcessively proud of oneself
smugExcessively self-satisfied

self-satisfied · arrogant · cocky · overbearing · proud · vainglorious · immodest · egotistical · self-important · presumptuous

triumph

victory

Defeating an opponent

championTop competitor, or advocate
gloryExalted honor and praise
conquestDefeating and seizing control

achievement · success · accolade · trophy · dominance · celebration · jubilation · exultation · supremacy · winner

swagger

strut

Proud, showy gait

saunterRelaxed, aimless stride
sashayWalk with showy confidence
jauntyLively and self-assured

posture · boldness · bravado · self-assured · grandiosity · confidence · panache · flamboyance · showmanship · attitude

exaggerate

embellish

Add decorative elements

overstateRepresent as greater
inflateFill with gas
hyperboleRhetorical extreme exaggeration

amplify · overplay · embroider · dramatize · aggrandize · stretch · overestimate · puff up · magnify · oversell

Categories

Bragginggloat, show off, flex, swagger, strut
showing offshow off, boasted, flaunting, flaunt, flexing
showoffsshowoff, show-off, bragger, boaster, showboat
blusterrant, swagger, bombast, bluff, bravado
communication verbssay, speak, tell, talk, ask
card gamespoker, blackjack, solitaire, hearts, spades

Opposites

self-presentation

bragself-deprecate

Criticize oneself, often humorously

downplay · understate · play down · deprecate · hide one's light under a bushel

attitude toward achievements

Mournful expression of grief

regret · mourn · complain · bemoan · gripe

Phrases

bragging rightsInformal claim to superiority
humble bragBoast dressed as complaint
humble braggingSelf-promotion masked as complaint
brag sheetSelf-compiled accomplishment list
brag bookAlbum displaying achievements
bragging onProudly praising someone

Family

bragging, braggart, bragged, brags, braggadocio

Familiarity: Top 20,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G