triumphalist
Smug about winning
Triumphalist describes someone who celebrates victory or success with excessive pride, often in a way that rubs it in or ignores complexity.
A triumphalist narrative about a war glosses over costs and casualties.
The term usually carries criticism—suggesting the celebration is premature, unearned, or insensitive: His triumphalist tone after the merger ignored the layoffs that followed.
Excessive self-importance
- smugnessExcessive pride in oneself
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- boastfulnessExcessive pride in oneself
- self-satisfactionPleasure from one's achievements
complacency · vainglory · conceit · haughtiness · swagger · braggadocio · pompousness · self-importance
Triumphant self-praise
- gloatingSmug triumph display
- chest-thumpingShowy, aggressive boasting
- saber-rattlingThreatening show of military might
- flag-wavingDemonstrative national enthusiasm
grandstanding · bombast · bluster · fanfare · proclamation · self-congratulatory · boasting · braying
Militant devotion to group
- jingoismBellicose extreme patriotism
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
- exceptionalismBelief in unique superiority
supremacism · imperialism · expansionism · hegemony · dogma · propaganda · zealotry · fanaticism
Defeating and seizing control
- gloryExalted honor and praise
- dominationSupreme authority held
- vanquishingDefeating completely in battle
- subjugationForcing into submission
defeat · spoils · winner · champion · laurels · trophy · crown · supremacy
arrogance
Excessive self-importance
- smugnessExcessive pride in oneself
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- boastfulnessExcessive pride in oneself
self-satisfaction · complacency · vainglory · conceit · haughtiness · swagger · braggadocio · pompousness · self-importance · overconfidence
crowing
Triumphant self-praise
- gloatingSmug triumph display
- chest-thumpingShowy, aggressive boasting
- saber-rattlingThreatening show of military might
flag-waving · grandstanding · bombast · bluster · fanfare · proclamation · self-congratulatory · boasting · braying · trumpeting
chauvinism
Militant devotion to group
- jingoismBellicose extreme patriotism
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
exceptionalism · supremacism · imperialism · expansionism · hegemony · dogma · propaganda · zealotry · fanaticism · partisanship
conquest
Defeating and seizing control
- gloryExalted honor and praise
- dominationSupreme authority held
- vanquishingDefeating completely in battle
subjugation · defeat · spoils · winner · champion · laurels · trophy · crown · supremacy · ascendancy
triumphalisthumble
Unassuming about oneself
gracious · modest · magnanimous · self-effacing · self-deprecating
triumphalistdefeatist
One expecting inevitable failure
uncertain · pessimistic · self-critical · humble · chastened
triumphalistconciliatory
Meant to placate
empathetic · magnanimous · compassionate · reconciling · gracious