Boasting
Boasting noun - Speaking of yourself in superlatives.
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Synonyms for Boasting
Posturing and boasting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Posturing" instead the word "Boasting" as a noun or an adjective.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- display and boasting
- display and posturing
- show and boasting
- show and posturing
- pretension and boasting
- pretension and posturing
- ostentation and boasting
- ostentation and posturing
- affectation and boasting
- affectation and posturing
- showiness and boasting
- showiness and posturing
- pomposity and boasting
- pomposity and posturing
Both words in one sentence
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The Neidermeyer: What Herbert Sobel turns out to be; under all his posturing and boasting, he is downright inept and prone to panic during field training exercises, and he can't read a map to save his life.
Source: Series / Band of Brothers - Cultural Posturing A character boasting about their culture will just make the audience hate it rather than appreciate its glory.
Source: Scrappy Index
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