braggadocios
Full of swagger
Braggadocios describes someone boastfully arrogant or given to empty boasting: his braggadocios claims about his wealth, a braggadocios rap persona.
The word comes from Braggadocchio, a cowardly braggart in Spenser's *The Faerie Queene*.
As a noun, braggadocios can be the plural of braggadocio—boastful people or instances of boasting.
Boastfully proud, ostentatiously so
- self-aggrandizingExalting one's own status
- bombasticExcessively inflated language
- grandiloquentPretentiously elevated in speech
- blusterousAggressively loud, lacking substance
cocky · brash · loudmouth · overconfident · trumpeting · crowing · swaggering · blustering
Disdainfully proud
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
- egotisticalExcessively self-centered
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
- conceitedExcessively proud of oneself
vain · self-important · overbearing · presumptuous · imperious · smug · snobbish · hubristic
Ornate pheasant relative
- grandstandingPerforming to impress onlookers
- flauntingOstentatious display of something
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
preening · exhibitionist · theatrical · flamboyant · showboating · attention-seeking · self-promotion · strutting
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- pufferyOverblown self-promotion
- tall-taleOutlandish fictional narrative
inflation · magnification · grandiosity · stretching · dramatization · elaboration
vainglorious
Boastfully proud, ostentatiously so
- self-aggrandizingExalting one's own status
- bombasticExcessively inflated language
- grandiloquentPretentiously elevated in speech
blusterous · cocky · brash · loudmouth · overconfident · trumpeting · crowing · swaggering · blustering · puffed-up
haughty
Disdainfully proud
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
- egotisticalExcessively self-centered
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
conceited · vain · self-important · overbearing · presumptuous · imperious · smug · snobbish · hubristic · narcissistic
peacock
Ornate pheasant relative
- grandstandingPerforming to impress onlookers
- flauntingOstentatious display of something
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
flashy · preening · exhibitionist · theatrical · flamboyant · showboating · attention-seeking · self-promotion · strutting · parading
hyperbole
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- pufferyOverblown self-promotion
tall-tale · inflation · magnification · grandiosity · stretching · dramatization · elaboration
bravado
Pretense of fearlessness
- panacheFlamboyant confidence of manner
- flairStylish natural aptitude
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
moxie · aplomb · cockiness · boldness · audacity · chutzpah · bluster · strut · cool · self-assurance
braggadocioshumble
Unassuming about oneself
modest · self-effacing · unassuming · unpretentious · meek
braggadociosinsecure
Lacking self-assurance
timid · sheepish · unconfident · mousy · self-conscious