What is another word for braggart?

Pronunciation: [bɹˈaɡɑːt] (IPA)

A braggart is someone who excessively boasts or talks about their accomplishments, often trying to gain attention or admiration from others. There are several synonyms for this type of person, including show-off, boaster, blowhard, and bragger. Other similar terms include self-promoter, egotist, loudmouth, and vainglorious. Many of these words convey a sense of arrogance or self-importance, highlighting the negative connotations associated with bragging behavior. People who exhibit this type of behavior may be viewed as insincere or insecure, and it can be a turn-off to others who may perceive it as a lack of humility or empathy.

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What are the opposite words for braggart?

Braggart is a term generally used to describe a person who boasts about oneself and their accomplishments in an exaggerated or even false manner. Antonyms for this word include modest, humble, self-effacing, unassuming, and shy. A modest person is someone who displays a humble attitude towards their achievements and may even downplay their accomplishments. Humble individuals are not boastful, and they display a modest attitude towards themselves, no matter what kind of successes they've had. Self-effacing people are modest and display a self-critical attitude towards themselves. Unassuming people avoid drawing attention to themselves, and lastly, shy people lack self-confidence and are reluctant to express their accomplishments.

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Usage examples for Braggart

And again perhaps, if this braggart who was sent hither and now crawls away again, did not quite take off that weak old head of thine, he would just have thee hanged, out of pure pity.
"The Three Heron's Feathers"
Hermann Sudermann
Peg heard of the boast and was foolish enough to run to the devoted Macklin with the story, entreating him to punish the braggart.
"Superwomen"
Albert Payson Terhune
There never was such a loud-voiced braggart.
"Amusement Only"
Richard Marsh

Famous quotes with Braggart

  • I'm not a braggart, but when I was a little girl people used to come from all over Hollywood to hear me sing.
    Etta James
  • There is that in the glance of a flower which may at times control the greatest of creation's braggart lords.
    John Muir
  • There is that in the glance of a flower which may at times control the greatest of creation's braggart lords.
    John Muir
  • The Satanist believes in complete gratification of his ego. Satanism, in fact, is the only religion which advocates the intensification or encouragement of the ego. Only if a person's own ego is sufficiently fulfilled, can he afford to be kind and complimentary to others, without robbing himself of his self-respect. We generally think of a braggart as a person with a large ego; in reality, his bragging results from a need to satisfy his impoverished ego.
    Anton LaVey
  • One such was that braggart Robert, notorious for his power-lust, born in Normandy, but nursed and nourished by manifold Evil.
    Anna Comnena

Related words: bragger, bragging, bragging rights, name dropper

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