swagger
Walk with attitude
Swagger is a bold, self-assured manner of walking or behaving that suggests confidence bordering on arrogance: He walked in with a swagger.
The word works as both noun and verb—you can have swagger or you can swagger into a room.
Extended to style or attitude generally, swagger describes a kind of cocky flair: The team played with swagger.
Unlike pure arrogance, swagger often carries admiration—it suggests someone who backs up their confidence.
Speak with excessive pride
- gloatRelish superiority smugly
- flauntDisplay to provoke envy
- blusterLoud, empty boasting
- showboatOstentatious attention-seeker
grandstand · crow · trumpet · vaunt · puffery · self-promotion · show off · peacocking
Trusting in oneself
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
- bravadoPretense of fearlessness
- assertivenessConfident self-expression quality
- self-assuranceConfidence in one's abilities
poise · audacity · cockiness · assurance · aplomb · self-possession · composure · moxie
Proud, showy gait
- saunterRelaxed, aimless stride
- strideExtended single footstep
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- pranceStep high and proud
sashay · stroll · prowl · march · promenade · catwalk · bounce · roll
Stylish natural aptitude
- panacheFlamboyant confidence of manner
- flashBrief burst of light
- pizzazzLively, attention-grabbing quality
- verveSpirited enthusiasm
elan · dash · flamboyance · showmanship · charisma · debonair · dapper · suave
Ruinous excessive confidence
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
- haughtinessDisdainful sense of superiority
- pomposityExaggerated sense of importance
- smugnessExcessive pride in oneself
self-importance · overconfidence · boastfulness · egotism · vanity · disdain · superciliousness · imperiousness
brag
Speak with excessive pride
showboat · grandstand · crow · trumpet · vaunt · puffery · self-promotion · show off · peacocking · flex
self-assured
Trusting in oneself
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
- bravadoPretense of fearlessness
- assertivenessConfident self-expression quality
self-assurance · poise · audacity · cockiness · assurance · aplomb · self-possession · composure · moxie · gumption
strut
Proud, showy gait
prance · sashay · stroll · prowl · march · promenade · catwalk · bounce · roll · glide
flair
Stylish natural aptitude
- panacheFlamboyant confidence of manner
- flashBrief burst of light
- pizzazzLively, attention-grabbing quality
verve · elan · dash · flamboyance · showmanship · charisma · debonair · dapper · suave · slick
hubris
Ruinous excessive confidence
- conceitExaggerated self-admiration
- haughtinessDisdainful sense of superiority
- pomposityExaggerated sense of importance
smugness · self-importance · overconfidence · boastfulness · egotism · vanity · disdain · superciliousness · imperiousness · condescension
- Hip-Hoprapper, rappers, rhymes, beat, lyrics
- machomachismo, macho man, alpha male, tough guy, bravado
- showboatingshowing off, bragging, boasting, grandstanding, posturing
- swaggerstrut, strutting, peacocking, cockiness, showing off
- blusterboast, boasting, rant, bragging, bombast
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
swaggertimidity
Fearful lack of courage
meekness · self-doubt · insecurity · diffidence · sheepishness
swaggerhumility
Freedom from arrogance
modesty · self-effacement · meekness · humble · unassuming
- swaggering confidenceShowy, boastful self-assurance
- swagger stickShort ornamental military baton
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