triumphalist
- noun
- /traɪˈʌmfəlɪst/
- Their view of history was, until recently, triumphalist.
Examples
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Some people see the book as triumphalist, and it is not.
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I know, this is way too techno-triumphalist for this blog.
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Mark Shea has been noting for a few years now, "we're not getting off this planet, deal with it," and taking the expected heat from techno-triumphalists.
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Conservative interpreters who view him as a Christian triumphalist who upheld the superior position of men must explain away his inclusivist/egalitarian statements.
Academic text (2000) -
In summary, reaction against the Alianza Liberal negative campaign caused some people to rally to the FSLN in September, after which elements of the FSLN became triumphalist.
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It sounds today disquietingly triumphalist, reducing as it does any peoples already in its path to objects whose only role is to be brusquely shoved aside.
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Internet Hindus don't seem to be triumphalists to me; mostly, they seem to be cynical anti-Congress, anti-lefty young males who think India would progress with a change in policies.
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After their team's surprising victory, the fans became triumphalist, parading through the streets with banners and chants.
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The politician's speech was filled with triumphalist rhetoric, celebrating his administration's accomplishments without acknowledging any failures.
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During the debate, her triumphalist attitude was evident as she constantly praised her party's achievements while dismissing the opposition.
Synonyms
A person who talks too much and brags about themselves
A person who talks a lot about themselves to show off
A person who talks proudly about their success or things they own
A person who talks too proudly about their successes or things they own
A person who often brags about what they have done in a proud way
A person who brags loudly to get attention
A person who is too proud and thinks they know more than others
Antonyms
How Proud
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Triumphalist names a person who loudly celebrates their own or their group's win. The word comes from triumph meaning 'victory' and the ending -alist that makes it a person, so a triumphalist is someone who makes their 'victory' the center of attention.