crowing

Examples

• All

• The crowing remarks from the manager made the staff uncomfortable.

• She couldn't stand his crowing about his promotion.

• His crowing about his victory annoyed everyone.

• I can't stand her crowing every time she wins.

• His crowing after winning the championship made him unpopular with his friends.

• She found his constant crowing about his achievements to be quite annoying.

• The team's crowing over their recent success drew eye rolls from their competitors.

Synonyms

S

smug

vscrowing

85 5.2

A person who feels too pleased with themselves in a way that annoys others

is more active and exaggerated boasting rather than calm self-satisfaction

B

boastful

vscrowing

7 3.7

Being too proud of achievements or skills in a way that annoys others

focuses on annoying, exaggerated self-importance rather than neutral pride

S

self-aggrandizing

vscrowing

• Formal

4 8.6

Claiming to be more important or successful than you are

is similar but stresses showy, annoying exaggeration rather than power seeking

B

braggy

vscrowing

• Informal

1 7.8

Talking proudly about things you have done

is more about exaggerated, irritating self-importance rather than mere boasting

T

thrasonical

vscrowing

• Archaic

1 9.9

Talking too proudly about yourself in a showy way

is more about annoying self-importance than showy bragging

F

full of bluster

vscrowing

1 7.4

Loud words that try to threaten or impress but have no real meaning

is comparable but focuses more on loudness and empty words than true self-importance

C

cock-a-hoop

vscrowing

• Archaic

9.9

Feeling very proud and excited and showing it to others

is about annoying boastful display rather than joyful, triumphant feeling

Antonyms

H

humble

222 2.8

Not proud and not thinking you are better than others

M

modest

81 2.7

Not thinking you are better than others and not boasting

How Boastful

self-important

13 5.8

crowing

6.3

smug

85 5.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology