boastful
7
3.7
- adjective
- /ˈboʊstfəl/
:
presumido
- Love is not jealous or boastful.
- boastful and proud
- boastful and arrogant
- boastful tone
I don't want people thinking I'm, like, being boastful about this.
- I don't want people thinking I'm, like, being boastful about this.
- I think it'll be all boastful and it'll be all the hype that you normally associate with the sport.
- They occupy leadership positions in public life, flaunt their sexual powers, are Hardy and boastful of their intellectual superiority.
- Not even about boisterous or boastful.
- So think about I hate, I hate saying it like this because I sound big headed and please don't think it's boastful.
Examples
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Love is never boastful, nor conceited, nor rude.
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I must have gotten a little too boastful, though, for the next night some men stopped me on the road.
Fiction book (1996) -
It's not to be bold or boastful or building myself up like this is my moment right now.
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I don't mean to sound boastful, but I was in that film.
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If M seems boastful, it is because she challenges the pre-existing arrogance of men.
Fiction book (1996) -
A boastful fool.
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Jordan was only too happy to oblige, and he recounted the stories in an exuberant, almost boastful manner that had everyone laughing.
Fiction book (1992) -
He was boastful about his achievements at the awards ceremony.
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She didn't want to appear boastful, so she downplayed her success.
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His boastful comments annoyed his friends during the conversation.
Synonyms
85
5.2
A person who feels too pleased with themselves in a way that annoys others
24
5.4
Thinking you are much better than other people
24
6.6
Seeing yourself as much more important than other people
8
6.1
Feeling or acting as if you are better than other people
4
8.6
Claiming to be more important or successful than you are
3
9.9
Bragging too much about how great you think you are
2
9.8
Too much pride and confidence that makes people dislike you
1
7.4
Being very pleased with yourself and showing it in a loud, showy way
1
8.2
Showing too much pride after a win that annoys others
1
7.8
Talking proudly about things you have done
1
9.9
Talking too proudly about yourself in a showy way
Showing off things or yourself to get attention
Feeling very proud and excited and showing it to others
Thinking you are better than other people
Believing you are better than other people and acting like it
Antonyms
How Boastful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Boastful comes from the Old English word boast, which meant 'pride' or 'joy' about something you did. So a boastful person shows that pride by talking a lot about their own success.