one-upper
Always tops you
A one-upper is someone who habitually responds to others' stories or accomplishments by claiming something bigger, better, or more impressive: If you ran a 5K, the one-upper ran a marathon.
The term is always mildly derisive, suggesting competitiveness that undermines genuine conversation.
Related to the verb one-up, meaning to outdo someone.
Self-obsessed person
- showoffOne who flaunts abilities
- braggartOne who flaunts achievements
- competitorOne striving against others
- egotistSelf-absorbed person
attention-seeker · blowhard · know-it-all · insufferable · annoying · tiresome · exhausting · insecure
Exchange of spoken ideas
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- partyGathering for celebration
- reunionGathering after separation
- workplaceEmployment location
meeting · dinner · holiday · family · colleague · acquaintance · coworker · friend
Excessive self-praise
- braggingExcessive self-praise
- outdoingSurpassing in performance
- toppingFood's finishing layer
- competingContending for victory
showing off · grandstanding · trumping · eclipsing · overshadowing · outshining · dominating · upstaging
narcissist
Self-obsessed person
- showoffOne who flaunts abilities
- braggartOne who flaunts achievements
- competitorOne striving against others
egotist · attention-seeker · blowhard · know-it-all · insufferable · annoying · tiresome · exhausting · insecure · overcompensating
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- partyGathering for celebration
- reunionGathering after separation
workplace · meeting · dinner · holiday · family · colleague · acquaintance · coworker · friend · relative
boasting
Excessive self-praise
competing · showing off · grandstanding · trumping · eclipsing · overshadowing · outshining · dominating · upstaging · undermining
- difficult peopleegomaniac, egotist, nitpicker, drama queen, control freak
- showoffsshowoff, show-off, braggart, bragger, boaster
- snobssnob, elitist, snoot, prig, highbrow
- talkerstalker, chatterbox, motormouth, motor-mouth, loudmouth
- annoyancesannoyance, annoyances, irritations, irritation, nuisance
- know-it-allsknow-it-all, pedant, smart aleck, wise guy, wiseacre
one-uppergood listener
encourager · hype man · cheerleader · celebrator · booster
one-uppercelebrator
One who honors occasions
uplifter · amplifier · complimenter · booster · team player
one, upper, ones, upped, upping, uppermost, upward, upwards, upwardly