braggadocious

Obnoxiously self-promoting

Braggadocious means boastful or given to bragging, with a theatrical flair that suggests the boasting is overblown or empty: He gave a braggadocious speech about his business empire.

The word itself sounds grandiose, matching the behavior it describes.

It derives from braggadocio, a term for empty boasting coined by the poet Spenser.

boastful

vainglorious

Boastfully proud, ostentatiously so

self-aggrandizingExalting one's own status
swaggeringOstentatiously self-assured manner
blusteringSpeaking with noisy aggression

grandstanding · crowing · gloating · trumpeting · chest-thumping · showboating · blowhard · windbag · puffed-up · self-congratulatory

arrogant

conceited

Excessively proud of oneself

egotisticalExcessively self-centered
vainExcessively proud or futile
haughtyDisdainfully proud

supercilious · pompous · self-important · smug · hubristic · cocky · cocksure · overconfident · imperious · high-and-mighty

showy

ostentatious

Showily excessive

flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
flamboyantStrikingly bold in style
gaudyTastelessly ornate

loud · glitzy · extravagant · theatrical · over-the-top · splashy · attention-seeking · peacocking · grandiose · pretentious

Opposites

self-presentation and ego display

braggadocioushumble

Unassuming about oneself

modest · self-effacing · unassuming · meek · self-deprecating

confidence and assertiveness

braggadociousinsecure

Lacking self-assurance

timid · apprehensive · shy · unconfident · bashful

Family

braggadocio

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Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G