flaunts

Brazenly puts forth

Flaunts is the third-person singular of flaunt, meaning to display something ostentatiously or with deliberate pride: She flaunts her wealth with designer handbags.

The word implies showing off, often to provoke envy or attention.

Flaunt is frequently confused with flout (to defy or disregard), but they mean different things: you flaunt your success; you flout the rules.

boasting

brag

Speak with excessive pride

  • boastSpeak with excessive pride
  • swaggerConfident, boastful manner
  • gloatRelish superiority smugly

peacock · preen · crow · showboat · hotdog · posture · bluster · gasconade · self-promote · name-drop

display

show off

Boast through display

flash · strut · brandish · showcase · wave · sport · model · present · reveal · expose

defiance

disregard

Willful lack of attention

  • defyResist or challenge openly
  • scornHostile dismissive feeling
  • mockScornful imitation or fake

ignore · challenge · rebel · transgress · violate · snub · dismiss · flout · brazenly

Opposites
visibility/display

flauntsconceals

Keeps from being seen

hides · covers up · masks · obscures · camouflages

attitude toward possession

flauntsdownplays

De-emphasizes significance of

understates · plays down · minimizes · de-emphasizes · soft-pedals

Phrases
Family

flaunt, flaunting, flaunted, flaunter, flauntingly

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