gasconade
noun
gas·co·nade ˌga-skə-ˈnād 
: bravado, boasting
gasconade intransitive verb
gasconader noun
Synonyms
- bluster
- bombast
- brag
- braggadocio
- bull [slang]
- cockalorum
- fanfaronade
- gas
- grandiloquence
- hot air
- magniloquence
- rant
- rodomontade
- rhodomontade
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
if you believe the gasconade of his memoirs, he pretty much won World War II on his own
Recent Examples on the Web His early career was marked by the sort of gasconade many fans of the NFL had come to adore and many MLB executives and players had come to loathe. 
Robert Klemko, The MMQB, 13 July 2017
Robert Klemko, The MMQB, 13 July 2017 Word History
Etymology
French gasconnade, from gasconner to boast, from gascon Gascon, boaster
First Known Use
1709, in the meaning defined above
Geographical Definition
Gasconade
geographical name
Gas·co·nade ˌga-skə-ˈnād
river 265 miles (426 kilometers) long in south central Missouri flowing northeast into the Missouri River
gasconades
verb
as in boasts
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess the Baron Münchhausen was so notorious for gasconading about his purported exploits as soldier and hunter that his name has become synonymous with the telling of tall tales Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- boasts
- brags
- vapors
- displays
- blows smoke
- blows
- bulls
- exhibits
- crows
- vaunts
- swaggers
- puffs
- prides
- gushes
- harangues
- shows off
- exults
- glories
- maximizes
- parades
- rejoices
- exposes
- flaunts
- blusters
- glorifies
- magnifies
- brandishes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- laughs off
- shrugs off
- minimizes
- diminishes
- discounts
- poohs
- underrates
- belittles
- deprecates
- undervalues
- plays down
- regrets
- laments
- mourns
- pooh-poohs
- bemoans