flaunt

[flawnt] / flɔnt /

VERB

make an exhibition, show off

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advertise brandish proclaim

STRONG

air boast broadcast declare disclose display disport divulge expose flash flourish gasconade grandstand hot-dog parade reveal showcase sport streak vaunt

WEAK

break out fan it flash about let it all hang out make a scene put on an act roll out show and tell smack with spring on throw weight around trot out wave around whip out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hide

STRONG

conceal cover secrete suppress withhold

WEAK

refrain

Example Sentences

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She married Steve in 1990, and they raised three boys in Bellevue, Wash. Son Pete Ballmer, a stand-up comedian, told the Cash Cuties podcast in 2024 that the family didn’t flaunt their wealth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

For writers, hiring such readers is a badge of good “literary citizenship” and a chance to flaunt their virtue as well as their success by boasting of how many they can afford.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Swift pointed out that nobody wants a guest to commandeer a wedding speech to flaunt their own relationship news.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

We tracked the small hands on their social media accounts as they moved around Europe, often seeming to flaunt their wealth.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

I passed the rest of that day trying to say less to my cousin, feeling put off by her hostility, but also wanting her to see me as genuine—not trying to flaunt some advantage.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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