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strutting

[struht-ing] / ˈstrʌt ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
boastful
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrogant bombastic cocky exultant pompous pretentious
WEAK
big big-headed conceited crowing egotistic egotistical full of hot air highfalutin hot stuff know-it-all loudmouth on ego trip puffed-up self-aggrandizing self-applauding smart-alecky snooty stuck-up swaggering swanky swollen-headed too big for one's britches vainglorious vaunting windbag
Antonyms
STRONGEST
humble modest unconceited
WEAK
deprecating
ADJECTIVE
vainglorious
Synonyms
WEAK
arrogant blowing one's own horn boasting bragging cavalier cocky conceited egotistic egotistical haughty high-and-mighty high-handed huffy overbearing pompous presumptuous pretentious puffed up self-important snobbish snooty stuck-up swaggering vain
NOUN
vainglory
Synonyms
STRONG
arrogance boastfulness bragging cockiness conceit condescension egoism egotism haughtiness huff overconfidence patronage presumption pretension self-importance smugness snobbery swagger vanity
WEAK
big-headedness swelled head
Antonyms
STRONG
humility meekness modesty truth

Example Sentences

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New Yorkers can’t get enough of the strutting woodcock.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

He used to build his rosters by strutting up to future NBA stars and convincing them to head from high school to his training camps in Kentucky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Noem was the public face of that disapproval, strutting forward with arrogance in the face of public censure, a veritable clown show of ineptitude.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

In December, it released an AI-generated video of a model strutting down the runway while photographers behind her fall over themselves - literally - to capture her.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

He came, strutting right out of a Kentucky sun on the hottest day of the year.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison