Boast
Boast verb - To praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess.
Usage example: he boasted about his latest killing in real estate so I thought he should be the one to pay for dinner
Display is a synonym for boast. In some cases you can use "Display" instead the word "Boast" as a verb or a noun.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| rare | rare boast | rare display |
| full | full boast | full display |
| nice | nice boast | nice display |
| best | best boast | best display |
| Other adjectives: usual, common, complete, simple, large, big, huge, impressive, shocking, subtle, dramatic, drunken, greatest, occasional, giant, earlier, awesome, terrifying. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The main plotline of MOTHER starts off with a dead teenage girl on display somewhere very visible, and the officer investigating says the perpetrator did it to boast.
Source: Dead Guy on Display
Cite this Source
Display and Boast. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 20, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/boast/display
Boast & Display. N.p., 2016. Web. 20 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/boast/display>.
Display or Boast. 2016. Accessed July 20, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/boast/display.
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