- boast
- v1. brag, crow, Australian. skite, beat the drum, draw the longbow, Archaic. vaunt, trumpet, blow one's own trumpet, toot one's own horn, sing one's own praises, Sl. shoot the bull, Sl. lay it on thick; bluster, roister, puff, Sl. blow hard, Sl. talk big; show off, strut, parade, swagger, flaunt, Literary. plume oneself; pat oneself on the back, flatter oneself; congratulate oneself.2. brag about, make much of, celebrate, emblazon.3. pride oneself on, possess, hold, have, enjoy.n4. pride, pride and joy, treasure, gem; good thing, thing to be desired.5. bragging, bravado, bluster, fanfaronade, gasconade, rodomantade, Sl. hot air, Sl. bunk; self-approbation, self-praise, vainglory.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.