peacocked
Flaunted with pride
Peacocked means showed off or strutted with showy self-display, like a peacock fanning its tail feathers.
The word typically describes ostentatious behavior meant to attract attention or admiration: He peacocked around the party in his new suit.
Often implies vanity or excessive pride in one's appearance.
Walked with pompous gait
- preenedGroomed oneself carefully
- paradedDisplayed in procession
- flauntedShowed off boldly
- showed offDisplayed ostentatiously
swaggered · promenaded · postured · exhibited · brandished · sashayed · flourished · modeled
Showy, often tastelessly so
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
- showyExcessively eye-catching
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- garishTastelessly showy
loud · glitzy · dazzling · splashy · eye-catching · vivid · colorful · bold
Spoke boastfully
- swaggeredWalked with bold arrogance
- crowedBoasted or cried triumphantly
- gloatedShowed smug triumph
- preenedGroomed oneself carefully
vaunted · trumpeted · blew smoke · puffed up · showed off · swanked · boasted · lorded
Grooming with vanity
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
- self-admiringFond of oneself
- conceitedExcessively proud of oneself
- smugExcessively self-satisfied
self-satisfied · vainglorious · egotistical · immodest · prideful · swollen-headed · puffed-up · self-congratulatory
Wearing formal clothing
- decked outElaborately dressed or decorated
- adornedMade ornamental
- bejeweledDecorated with precious stones
- bedeckedAdorned with decorations
ornamented · embellished · festooned · arrayed · accessorized · tricked out · dolled up · gussied up
strutted
Walked with pompous gait
showed off · swaggered · promenaded · postured · exhibited · brandished · sashayed · flourished · modeled · posed
flashy
Showy, often tastelessly so
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
- showyExcessively eye-catching
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
garish · loud · glitzy · dazzling · splashy · eye-catching · vivid · colorful · bold · theatrical
bragged
Spoke boastfully
preened · vaunted · trumpeted · blew smoke · puffed up · showed off · swanked · boasted · lorded · grandstanded
preening
Grooming with vanity
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
- self-admiringFond of oneself
- conceitedExcessively proud of oneself
smug · self-satisfied · vainglorious · egotistical · immodest · prideful · swollen-headed · puffed-up · self-congratulatory · pompous
dressed up
Wearing formal clothing
- decked outElaborately dressed or decorated
- adornedMade ornamental
- bejeweledDecorated with precious stones
bedecked · ornamented · embellished · festooned · arrayed · accessorized · tricked out · dolled up · gussied up · fancified
peacockedblended in
Became indistinguishable from surroundings
downplayed · understated · dressed down · kept a low profile · wallflowered
peacockedhid
Kept out of sight
withdrew · shrunk back · blended in · lay low · kept a low profile
- proud as a peacockExcessively vain and showy
- peacock feathersOrnamental bird display plumage
- as proud as a peacockOstentatiously self-satisfied
- peacock tailMale peafowl's plumage
- peacock blueDeep greenish-blue shade
- peacock strutting