boasted

VERB

brag

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advertise

STRONG

aggrandize blow bluster bully cock-a-doodle-doo con crow exaggerate exult fake flaunt flourish gasconade gloat glory grandstand jive prate preen puff shoot shovel showboat shuck sling strut swagger triumph vapor

WEAK

attract attention blow one's own horn blow smoke congratulate oneself flatter oneself give a good account of oneself hug oneself lay on thick psych show off sound off talk big

Antonyms

STRONG

be sad conceal fail hide

WEAK

be modest deprecate

VERB

to have advantage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

claim exhibit own possess

WEAK

be proud of have in keeping pride oneself on show off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny dispossess lose not have

WEAK

be modest deprecate

Example Sentences

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Recently the Justice Department boasted about securing convictions involving $1.1 billion in fraud.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

Elon Musk has repeatedly boasted of Tesla's self-driving capabilities.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

In Collins’ case, for the current fiscal year, the sum total—as she proudly boasted in a press release—was “$428,643,000” for 158 projects “across each of Maine’s 16 counties.”

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026

Under ornate glass chandeliers, he boasted to cameras that his Tokyo-based technology conglomerate would unleash at least $52 billion of investment in French data centers, part of his global AI spending spree.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

“I can swim like the trout that live in this brook,” I boasted, to cover my fear.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein