bragged
Showed off verbally
Bragged is the past tense of brag, meaning to speak boastfully about oneself or one's accomplishments.
The word carries a note of excess or self-promotion: He bragged about his new car to anyone who would listen.
She bragged that she'd never lost a case.
Spoke with excessive pride
flaunt · grandstand · showboat · swagger · gasconade · preen · strut · trumpet
Publicly stated or declared
- proclaimedDeclared in public
- declaredStated with authority
- crowedBoasted or cried triumphantly
- trumpetedAnnounced loudly, boastfully
exclaimed · asserted · stated · claimed · shouted · blurted · remarked · professed
Excessively proud of oneself
- smugExcessively self-satisfied
- egotisticalExcessively self-centered
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
vain · self-important · overbearing · snobbish · hubristic · contemptuous · disdainful · swaggering
Decorated or exaggerated
- overstatedClaimed more than true
- inflatedExpanded with gas
- tall-taleOutlandish fictional narrative
- hyperbolicExaggerated beyond reason
overblown · puffery · grandiose · overdrawn · fanciful · stretched the truth · talked up · oversold
One who brags
- loudmouthObnoxiously vocal person
- windbagOne who prattles endlessly
- bigmouthOne who talks indiscreetly
- showoffOne who flaunts abilities
egotist · blowhard · swaggerer · self-promoter · hot dog · peacock · know-it-all · name-dropper
boasted
Spoke with excessive pride
bluster · flaunt · grandstand · showboat · swagger · gasconade · preen · strut · trumpet · crowed
announced
Publicly stated or declared
- proclaimedDeclared in public
- declaredStated with authority
- crowedBoasted or cried triumphantly
trumpeted · exclaimed · asserted · stated · claimed · shouted · blurted · remarked · professed · touted
conceited
Excessively proud of oneself
- smugExcessively self-satisfied
- egotisticalExcessively self-centered
- haughtyDisdainfully proud
pompous · vain · self-important · overbearing · snobbish · hubristic · contemptuous · disdainful · swaggering · cocky
embellished
Decorated or exaggerated
- overstatedClaimed more than true
- inflatedExpanded with gas
- tall-taleOutlandish fictional narrative
hyperbolic · overblown · puffery · grandiose · overdrawn · fanciful · stretched the truth · talked up · oversold · magnified
boaster
One who brags
- loudmouthObnoxiously vocal person
- windbagOne who prattles endlessly
- bigmouthOne who talks indiscreetly
showoff · egotist · blowhard · swaggerer · self-promoter · hot dog · peacock · know-it-all · name-dropper · blusterer
achievement
Accomplished goal or deed
victory · exploit · conquest · attainment · milestone · accomplishment · win · coup · glory · prowess
braggeddownplayed
Minimized the significance of
understated · minimized · played down · demurred · shrugged off
braggedconcealed
Made invisible deliberately
hid · kept quiet · withheld · suppressed · said nothing
- bragging rightsInformal claim to superiority
- humble braggingSelf-promotion masked as complaint
- humble braggerOne who boasts through complaints
- bragging onProudly praising someone