showboated
Sought attention theatrically
Showboated is the past tense of showboat, meaning to perform or behave in a flashy, attention-seeking way.
The word comes from the riverboat theaters that traveled American waterways offering entertainment.
Someone who showboated was showing off: He showboated after the touchdown and drew a penalty.
Strikingly bold in style
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
spectacle · extravagant · attention-grabbing · over-the-top · exhibitionist · melodramatic · hamming · mugging
Performing to impress onlookers
- boastfulGiven to self-praise
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- arrogantExcessively high self-regard
- conceitedExcessively proud of oneself
cocky · self-aggrandizing · egotistical · pompous · smug · self-important · vainglorious · bigheaded
Flashy, attention-seeking performance
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
- unsportsmanlikeContrary to athletic ethics
- trash-talkingInsulting opponents to unsettle
- gloatingSmug triumph display
flexing · posturing · jeering · unsporting · disrespectful · provocative · showoff · selfish
flamboyant
Strikingly bold in style
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
- flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
ostentatious · spectacle · extravagant · attention-grabbing · over-the-top · exhibitionist · melodramatic · hamming · mugging · scene-stealing
grandstanding
Performing to impress onlookers
conceited · cocky · self-aggrandizing · egotistical · pompous · smug · self-important · vainglorious · bigheaded · overconfident
hotdogging
Flashy, attention-seeking performance
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
- unsportsmanlikeContrary to athletic ethics
- trash-talkingInsulting opponents to unsettle
gloating · flexing · posturing · jeering · unsporting · disrespectful · provocative · showoff · selfish · smack-talk
showboateddownplayed
Minimized the significance of
kept a low profile · demurred · underplayed · humble · unassuming
showboatedheld back
Kept from advancing
understated · matter-of-fact · subdued · plain · unflashy