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grandstander

NOUN
bigmouth
Synonyms
WEAK
bag of wind big talker blowhard blusterer boaster brag braggart bragger bull artist bull-thrower gasbag gossiper know-it-all show-off swelled head trumpeter windbag
NOUN
braggart
Synonyms
STRONG
blatherskite blowhard blusterer boaster brag braggadocio bragger egotist exhibitionist gasbag hotshot know-it-all peacock ranter raver show off swaggerer swashbuckler trumpeter windbag
WEAK
bag of wind big talker big-timer bigmouth gascon strutter swelled head
NOUN
exhibitionist
Synonyms
STRONG
braggart flasher pervert
WEAK
flaunter
NOUN
ham
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hot dog
STRONG
exhibitionist hotshot
WEAK
show-off
NOUN
hot dog
Synonyms
WEAK
boaster braggart crowd-pleaser flaunter hotshot show-off showboat
NOUN
politician
Synonyms
STRONGEST
congressperson lawmaker leader legislator member of Congress officeholder president representative senator
STRONG
orator partisan speaker
WEAK
Party member baby-kisser boss handshaker member of parliament office seeker public servant statesperson whistle-stopper
NOUN
vaunter
Synonyms
STRONG
blowhard blusterer boaster brag braggadocio bragger egotist exhibitionist gasbag hotshot know-it-all peacock ranter raver show-off swaggerer swashbuckler trumpeter windbag
WEAK
bag of wind big talker big-timer bigmouth gascon strutter swelled head

Example Sentences

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He deflected Trump’s jabs by joking he was at least “second rate” as a grandstander.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

“He is not a grandstander, which the bureau needs because we shouldn’t know who the director of the FBI is.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 1, 2019

He is the offstage presence, the opposite of a grandstander, even with the report having been made published.

From Fox News • May 2, 2019

With TV cameras rolling, Kelly falsely said Wilson had been a grandstander at a 2015 dedication of an FBI facility named for fallen agents.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2018

Roosevelt seemed to amuse him always, to be a delightful if ridiculous and self-interested "grandstander," as he always said, "always looking out for Teddy, you bet," but good for the country, inspiring it with visions.

From Twelve Men by Dreiser, Theodore