gloats
Revels in winning
Gloats is the verb form of gloat—to dwell on one's own success or another's misfortune with smug satisfaction.
The pleasure comes not just from winning but from savoring victory, often visibly: She gloats every time her predictions come true.
Gloating implies a certain pettiness—the mature winner doesn't gloat.
Speak with excessive pride
showboat · grandstand · trumpet · bluster · puff · swagger · boastful · bragging
Insulting provocation
- sneerScornful expression
- jeerVocal expression of scorn
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
derision · scoff · rub it in · crow · tease · jibe · razz · needle
Smugly pleased with oneself
- smirkingSmiling with smugness
- superiorHigher in rank
- condescendingSuperior and dismissive manner
- smugExcessively self-satisfied
cocky · arrogant · self-congratulatory · pleased · grin · preen · strut · swagger
Intent to cause harm
- spitePetty malicious intent
- relishKeen pleasurable appreciation
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
pleasure · satisfaction · enjoyment · revel · bask · savor · ill-will · mischief
Defeating an opponent
- conquestDefeating and seizing control
- winAchieve victory
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- supremacyHighest rank or power
exultation · glory · champion · celebration · jubilation · winner · defeat · comeback
brag
Speak with excessive pride
flaunt · showboat · grandstand · trumpet · bluster · puff · swagger · boastful · bragging · self-praise
taunt
Insulting provocation
scorn · derision · scoff · rub it in · crow · tease · jibe · razz · needle · twit
self-satisfied
Smugly pleased with oneself
- smirkingSmiling with smugness
- superiorHigher in rank
- condescendingSuperior and dismissive manner
smug · cocky · arrogant · self-congratulatory · pleased · grin · preen · strut · swagger · complacent
malice
Intent to cause harm
delight · pleasure · satisfaction · enjoyment · revel · bask · savor · ill-will · mischief · vengefulness
victory
Defeating an opponent
supremacy · exultation · glory · champion · celebration · jubilation · winner · defeat · comeback · vindication
gloatsdownplays
De-emphasizes significance of
demurs · underplays · deflects · shrugs off
gloatscommiserates
Expresses shared sorrow
sympathizes · consoles · empathizes · comforts · pities