| Main Entry: |
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| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
boastfulness |
| Synonyms: |
blowing,
bluff,
bluster, boasting,
bombast, braggadocio, bragging, bullying, crowing, fancy talk, fanfaronade, fuming, gasconade, grandiosity,
guts*, hot air, pomposity,
pretension,
raging, railing,
rant, selfglorification, storming, swaggering, swelling,
talk, tall talk
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| Antonyms: |
cowardice, fear, fearfulness, modesty, restraint
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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