brags
Talks oneself up
Brags is the verb brag in third person singular: She brags about her kids constantly.
As a plural noun, brags are instances of boasting or the boastful statements themselves: His brags about his wealth grew tiresome.
The word carries a negative connotation—bragging suggests excessive or annoying self-promotion rather than justified pride.
Brag or crow
- crowLarge black corvid
- gloatRelish superiority smugly
- flauntDisplay to provoke envy
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
bluster · grandstand · showboat · gasconade · rodomontade · tout · trumpet · parade
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- tall talesFantastical exaggerated stories
- fish storiesExaggerated angling tales
whoppers · puffery · bluster · inflation · amplification · stretching · aggrandizement · fibs
Excessively proud of oneself
- smugExcessively self-satisfied
- cockyExcessively self-assured
- vainExcessively proud or futile
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
haughty · self-important · bigheaded · overconfident · immodest · snobbish · superior · hubris
One who flaunts abilities
- blowhardBoastful empty talker
- loudmouthObnoxiously vocal person
- bigmouthOne who talks indiscreetly
- windbagOne who prattles endlessly
swaggerer · egotist · narcissist · self-promoter · hotshot · know-it-all · gasbag · boaster
vaunt
Brag or crow
swagger · bluster · grandstand · showboat · gasconade · rodomontade · tout · trumpet · parade · proclaim
hyperbole
Rhetorical extreme exaggeration
- embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
- tall talesFantastical exaggerated stories
fish stories · whoppers · puffery · bluster · inflation · amplification · stretching · aggrandizement · fibs · fabrication
conceited
Excessively proud of oneself
pompous · haughty · self-important · bigheaded · overconfident · immodest · snobbish · superior · hubris
showoff
One who flaunts abilities
windbag · swaggerer · egotist · narcissist · self-promoter · hotshot · know-it-all · gasbag · boaster
accomplishment
Successful completion of aim
feat · milestone · conquest · award · trophy · medal · accolade · honor · recognition · attainment
- egoego, egoism, big ego, egotism, egocentrism
bragsdownplays
De-emphasizes significance of
understates · minimizes · plays down · demurs · deflects
bragshides
Conceals or animal skins
conceals · keeps mum · keeps to oneself · withholds · suppresses
- bragging rightsInformal claim to superiority
- humble bragBoast dressed as complaint
- humble braggingSelf-promotion masked as complaint
- humble braggerOne who boasts through complaints
- brag sheetSelf-compiled accomplishment list
- brag bookAlbum displaying achievements
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