gloated
Savored another's defeat
Gloated is the past tense of gloat, meaning to dwell on one's own success or another's misfortune with smug satisfaction.
The pleasure comes not just from winning but from savoring the victory, often visibly: She gloated over her rival's failure.
He gloated about his promotion for weeks.
Spoke boastfully
- swaggeredWalked with bold arrogance
- vauntedExcessively praised or promoted
- flauntedShowed off boldly
- preenedGroomed oneself carefully
strutted · showboated · grandstanded · crowed · puffed · hotdogged · swanked · paraded
Rejoiced with triumph
- crowedBoasted or cried triumphantly
- celebratedWidely known and praised
- victoryDefeating an opponent
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
winning · jubilation · glory · dominance · achievement · success · champion · conqueror
Enjoyed with gusto
- savoredEnjoyed with deliberate appreciation
- delightedFeeling great pleasure
- reveledCelebrated with abandon
- maliceIntent to cause harm
spite · mockery · derision · taunting · contempt · disdain · mischief · vengefulness
Smiled with superiority
- self-satisfiedSmugly pleased with oneself
- complacentUncritically self-satisfied
- cockyExcessively self-assured
- arrogantExcessively high self-regard
conceited · haughty · vain · egotistical · pompous · snobbish · patronizing · condescending
bragged
Spoke boastfully
preened · strutted · showboated · grandstanded · crowed · puffed · hotdogged · swanked · paraded · trumpeted
exulted
Rejoiced with triumph
- crowedBoasted or cried triumphantly
- celebratedWidely known and praised
- victoryDefeating an opponent
conquest · winning · jubilation · glory · dominance · achievement · success · champion · conqueror · ascendancy
relished
Enjoyed with gusto
- savoredEnjoyed with deliberate appreciation
- delightedFeeling great pleasure
- reveledCelebrated with abandon
malice · spite · mockery · derision · taunting · contempt · disdain · mischief · vengefulness · cruelty
smirked
Smiled with superiority
- self-satisfiedSmugly pleased with oneself
- complacentUncritically self-satisfied
- cockyExcessively self-assured
arrogant · conceited · haughty · vain · egotistical · pompous · snobbish · patronizing · condescending · supercilious
mocked
Ridiculed or scorned
- jeeredMocked aloud, scornfully
- sneeredSmiled with contempt
- ridiculedSubjected to contemptuous laughter
teased · goaded · provoked · needled · baited · ribbed · jibed · scoffed · derided · heckled
gloatedcommiserated
Showed shared grief
sympathized · empathized · consoled · pitied · condoled