gloat

Savor another's defeat

To gloat is to dwell on your own success or another's misfortune with smug satisfaction: He couldn't help gloating over his rival's failure.

The word suggests prolonged, visible pleasure that others find distasteful—not just feeling good about winning, but savoring it conspicuously.

She gloated for days after the promotion.

smugness

self-satisfied

Smugly pleased with oneself

smirk · preen · strut · swagger · cocky · superior · haughty · self-congratulatory · pompous · condescending

triumph

exult

Rejoice with triumph

  • crowLarge black corvid
  • revelCelebrate with abandon
  • relishKeen pleasurable appreciation

bask · savor · glory · jubilation · elation · satisfaction · vindication · winning · conquest · dominance

mockery

taunt

Insulting provocation

  • jeerVocal expression of scorn
  • sneerScornful expression
  • scoffMock with disdain

ridicule · mock · deride · scorn · disdain · contempt · rub it in · twist the knife · snicker · sardonic

schadenfreude

malice

Intent to cause harm

  • spitePetty malicious intent
  • relishKeen pleasurable appreciation
  • envyResentful longing for another's

jealousy · resentment · grudge · revenge · vengeance · mischief · sadistic · cruelty · mean-spirited · ill will

boasting

brag

Speak with excessive pride

grandstand · bluster · puff up · trumpet · boastful · braggart · show off · posture · peacock · ostentatious

Categories
Opposites
emotional response to others' misfortune/fortune

gloatsympathize

Share another's feelings

commiserate · empathize · feel for · pity · console

response to one's own success

gloatdownplay

Diminish perceived importance

self-deprecate · stay humble · understate

response to personal loss or failure

gloatcommiserate

Share in sorrow

mourn · grieve · lament · sorrow · sympathize

Family

gloating, gloats, gloated, gloater, gloaters

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