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View usage for: (boʊstfʊl) adjectiveIf someone is boastful, they talk too proudly about something that they have done or that they own. [disapproval] I'm not being boastful. ...boastful predictions. Synonyms: bragging, vain, crowing, swaggering More Synonyms of boastful boastful in British English (ˈbəʊstfʊl) adjectivetending to boast; characterized by boasting Derived forms boastfully (ˈboastfully) adverb boastfulness (ˈboastfulness) noun boastful in American English (ˈboʊstfəl) adjective inclined to brag; boasting Derived forms boastfully (ˈboastfully) adverb boastfulness (ˈboastfulness) noun Examples of 'boastful' in a sentenceboastful Definition tending to boast I am not afraid of seeming boastful. Synonyms bragging crowing swaggering vaunting puffed-up egotistical vainglorious swollen-headed full of yourself Opposites modest , humble , unassuming , self-deprecating , self-effacing , self-belittling Additional synonymsDefinition having an excessively high opinion of oneself I thought him conceited and arrogant. Synonyms self-important, vain, arrogant, stuck up (informal), cocky, narcissistic, puffed up, egotistical, overweening, immodest, vainglorious, swollen-headed, bigheaded (informal), full of yourself, too big for your boots or breeches They were put up in a swanky hotel in Kensington. Synonyms ostentatious, grand, posh (informal, British), rich, expensive, exclusive, smart, fancy, flash (informal), fashionable, glamorous, stylish, gorgeous, lavish, luxurious, sumptuous, plush (informal), flashy, swish (informal, British), glitzy (slang), showy, ritzy (slang), de luxe, swank (informal), plushy (informal), schmick (Australian, informal) Synonyms self-important, proud, vain, cocky, puffed up, bumptious, vainglorious, bigheaded (informal), full of yourself, too big for your boots, too big for your breeches - board game
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