humblebragging
Feigned modesty, actual boasting
Humblebragging is boasting disguised as self-deprecation or complaint: So exhausted from all these job offers, Ugh, my new car is too fast.
The humblebrag lets someone showcase achievements while appearing modest.
The maneuver often backfires—listeners tend to find humblebragging more annoying than straightforward boasting.
Lack of genuine feeling
- false modestyPretend self-deprecation
- disingenuousFeigning ignorance or innocence
- pretenseDeceptive outward show
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
artifice · facade · duplicity · affectation · guise · dishonesty · feigned · calculated
Excessive self-praise
- self-promotionPublicizing one's own merits
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
showoff · smugness · self-importance · vainglory · arrogance · swagger · pompousness · self-admiration
Post about someone unnamed
- influencerPerson with promotional reach
- hashtagLabeled link for posts
- viralSpreading quickly online
- followersPeople who support someone
likes · blessed · grateful · engagement · caption · selfie · story · feed
Intentional diminishment for effect
- self-deprecationBelittling oneself deliberately
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
- paradoxSeemingly absurd truth
contradiction · facetiousness · hyperbole · deflection · disclaimer · qualifying · downplaying · minimizing
insincerity
Lack of genuine feeling
- false modestyPretend self-deprecation
- disingenuousFeigning ignorance or innocence
- pretenseDeceptive outward show
manipulation · artifice · facade · duplicity · affectation · guise · dishonesty · feigned · calculated · strategic
boasting
Excessive self-praise
- self-promotionPublicizing one's own merits
- narcissismExcessive admiration of oneself
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
conceit · showoff · smugness · self-importance · vainglory · arrogance · swagger · pompousness · self-admiration · grandiosity
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Post about someone unnamed
- influencerPerson with promotional reach
- hashtagLabeled link for posts
- viralSpreading quickly online
followers · likes · blessed · grateful · engagement · caption · selfie · story · feed · trending
understatement
Intentional diminishment for effect
- self-deprecationBelittling oneself deliberately
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- sarcasmIrony used to mock
paradox · contradiction · facetiousness · hyperbole · deflection · disclaimer · qualifying · downplaying · minimizing · pseudo-problem
- ego displaysarrogance, vanity, boasting, showboating, braggadocio
- Neologismsselfie, blog, vlog, podcast, hashtag
- pet peevesannoyance, loud chewing, irritation, loud talking, frustration
- netiquetteread receipts, ghosting, emoji use, typing indicator, privacy settings
- showboatingshowing off, boasting, grandstanding, posturing, strutting
- condescensionpatronizing, belittling, talking down, talk down, superiority
humblebraggingunpretentious
Lacking false superiority
guileless · artless · candor · straightforwardness · self-effacement
humblebraggingcrowing
Triumphant self-praise
showing off · grandstanding · bragging · boasting · swaggering
humble, brag, humility, bragging, humbled, braggart, humbly, humbling, humbleness