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boastfulness

NOUN
braggadocio
Synonyms
STRONG
bombast brag bragging gasconade rodomontade vaunt
WEAK
bluster crowing hot air
NOUN
egoism
Synonyms
STRONG
arrogance assurance boasting bragging conceit conceitedness egomania egotism gasconade haughtiness insolence megalomania narcissism ostentation overconfidence presumption pride self-absorption self-confidence self-importance self-interest self-love self-possession self-regard self-worship selfishness superiority vainglory vanity
WEAK
egocentricity self-admiration swellheadedness vaunting
Antonyms
STRONG
humility meekness modesty shyness timidity
WEAK
altruism selflessness
NOUN
egoism/egotism
Synonyms
WEAK
arrogance assurance boasting bragging conceit conceitedness egocentricity egomania gasconade haughtiness insolence megalomania narcissism ostentation overconfidence preoccupation with self presumption pride self-absorption self-admiration self-confidence self-importance self-interest self-love self-possession self-regard self-worship selfishness superiority swellheadedness vainglory vanity vaunting
Antonyms
WEAK
altruism humility selflessness
NOUN
egotism
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrogance narcissism self-absorption selfishness
STRONG
bragging conceit egoism immodesty pride self-aggrandizement self-centeredness self-praise vainglory vanity
WEAK
self-admiration vainness
Antonyms
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humility modesty shyness timidity
NOUN
ego trip
Synonyms
WEAK
arrogance bragging conceit egoism immodesty narcissism pride self-absorption self-admiration self-aggrandizement self-centeredness self-praise selfishness vainglory vainness vanity
NOUN
narcissism
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrogance self-absorption selfishness
STRONG
assurance boasting bragging conceit conceitedness ego egoism egomania gasconade haughtiness insolence ostentation overconfidence presumption pride self-confidence self-importance self-interest self-love self-possession self-regard self-worship superiority vainglory vanity
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amour-propre egocentricity self-admiration swellheadedness vainness vaunting
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STRONG
humility meekness modesty shyness timidity
NOUN
self-absorption
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrogance egotism narcissism self-confidence selfishness
STRONG
assurance boasting bragging conceit conceitedness egocentrism egomania gasconade haughtiness insolence megalomania ostentation overconfidence presumption pride self-centeredness self-importance self-interest self-love self-possession self-regard self-worship superiority vainglory vanity
WEAK
egocentricity self-admiration self-involvement swellheadedness vaunting
Antonyms
STRONG
humility meekness modesty shyness timidity
NOUN
self-centeredness
Synonyms
STRONG
arrogance assurance boasting bragging conceit conceitedness egocentrism egomania egotism gasconade haughtiness insolence megalomania narcissism ostentation overconfidence presumption pride self-absorption self-confidence self-importance self-interest self-love self-possession self-regard self-worship selfishness superiority vainglory vanity
WEAK
egocentricity self-admiration self-involvement swellheadedness vaunting
Antonyms
STRONG
humility meekness modesty shyness timidity
NOUN
self-involvement
Synonyms
WEAK
arrogance assurance boasting bragging conceit conceitedness egocentricity egocentrism egomania egotism gasconade haughtiness insolence megalomania narcissism ostentation overconfidence presumption pride self-absorption self-admiration self-centeredness self-confidence self-importance self-interest self-love self-possession self-regard self-worship selfishness superiority swellheadedness vainglory vanity vaunting
NOUN
vainglory
Synonyms
STRONG
arrogance bragging cockiness conceit condescension egoism egotism haughtiness huff overconfidence patronage presumption pretension self-importance smugness snobbery swagger vanity
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big-headedness strutting swelled head
Antonyms
STRONG
humility meekness modesty truth
NOUN
vainness
Synonyms
WEAK
amour-propre arrogance assurance boasting bragging conceit conceitedness ego egocentricity egoism egomania gasconade haughtiness insolence megalomania narcissism ostentation overconfidence presumption pride self-absorption self-admiration self-confidence self-importance self-interest self-love self-possession self-regard self-worship selfishness superiority swellheadedness vainglory vanity vaunting

Example Sentences

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His social media accounts began mimicking the president's all-caps hyperbole, mocking Trump's boastfulness and his peculiar writing style.

From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025

That's as close to boastfulness as Ronson gets.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

Presenting Nyad’s back story largely through archival clips, the film depicts her as a hard-charging force of nature with a penchant for occasional boastfulness and self-aggrandizement.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2023

There is a boastfulness and peacocking at times.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2023

And I daresay you would be incredibly impressed with my marksmanship skills. l am a crack shot, far beyond any of the other girls and that is not boastfulness.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland