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
- boastfull
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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