boast
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4.2
- noun
- /boʊst/
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- His boast about winning the championship was heard by everyone at the party.
- boasts and assertions
- making boasts
- sexual boasts
And he says that's the favorite boast of your school.
- And he says that's the favorite boast of your school.
- You have no enemies, you say, my friend, the boast is poor.
- You know, by the way, a softball scholarship is not the boast you think it is.
- And I don't I don't know if that was like a a silly boast or just fucking with her or if maybe that was the plan for all I know.
Examples
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Rodrigo Manrique's tongue utters empty boasts, as he flees from the field in a prodigious burst of speed.
Academic text (2003) -
- What about that boast that you could pass her off as a duchess ?
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That is not a boast or an opinion.
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Shall we test that boast?
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Once I realized what he was doing through his own boasts, I put a stop to it.
Blog text (34) -
Charlotte goes on to back up her boast to Alice by singing "Amazing Grace."
Academic text (2002) -
This is the boast of a mob family that controlled an endless list of criminal activities.
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In all the worlds in all the universe... ...no other creature can make such a boast, save man.
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Therefore, I protest against the boast of independence in this mighty land.
Blog text (15) -
As a matter of fact, it's her proudest boast that she's the only kid at Cedar Grove whoever asked you a question you couldn't answer.
Synonyms
16
7.8
A proud remark about your success or skill
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5.6
Proud talk after a victory that annoys others
4
9.5
Words that show you think you are better than others without proof
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3.5
Talk that shows too much pride about your own achievements or things
1
6.8
Talking about your good qualities to show off to others
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5.4
Talking proudly about your success or abilities in a way that bothers other people
1
9.9
Talk that shows too much pride in your achievements
1
9.9
Talk that sounds impressive but has no real worth
Talking too proudly about your own success or abilities
Talking about yourself to show how good you are
Talk that shows off by making things seem better than they are
Talk that shows too much pride and no real facts
Antonyms
How Boastful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Boast comes from an old word bost meaning 'pride', which brings to mind a person swelling with self-importance. So a boast is a proud claim or statement meant to show off.