ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Boastful

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈbəʊstfʊl/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Boastful is an adjective meaning Tending to boast or brag.

Meaning

Tending to boast or brag.

Example Sentences

He wrote a boastful autobiography, recording all his great deeds.
It makes one's blood boil, yet heart tremble, to think that we Englishmen and our American descendants, with their boastful cry of liberty, have been and are so guilty

Word Forms

Synonyms for boastful

Depending on context, synonyms include bragging, crowing, gasconade, glorious, spread-eagle, swaggering.

Antonyms for boastful

Common opposites include humble, modest, quiet, shy, silent.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include braggart, bragging, self-aggrandizing, cock-a-hoop, crowing, proud.

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