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bragged

VERB

talk boastingly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boast crow gloat

STRONG

bluster exult gasconade grandstand hotdog jive mouth prate puff rodomontade showboat shuck swagger vaunt

WEAK

blow one's own horn pat oneself on the back

Antonyms

STRONG

conceal hide

WEAK

be modest be quiet deprecate

Example Sentences

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“Our first trillion-dollar market was connectivity,” the company bragged in its prospectus.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

She said he bragged about lending money to Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Bari Weiss, the right-leaning opinion journalist who is now CBS News’ editor in chief, bragged last week that the network was “on quite a roll” in an X thread that cited Jiang’s Trump interview.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

“I’m proud we’re broken up. This is going to be great for moi’s stardom,” Miss Piggy bragged to critics at a press conference.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Papa bragged to everyone in the village of his skillful daughter.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis