boast | Definition of boast

boast

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of boast

1 to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess

he boasted about his latest killing in real estate so I thought he should be the one to pay for dinner

Synonyms of boast

blow, brag, bull [slang], crow, gasconade, swagger, vapor, vaunt

Words Related to boast

bluster, harangue, puff

exult, glory, rejoice

brandish, display, exhibit, expose, flaunt, glorify, parade, show off

magnify, maximize

Phrases Synonymous with boast

Near Antonyms of boast

belittle, deprecate, diminish, discount, laugh off, minimize, play down, pooh-pooh (also pooh), shrug off, underrate, undervalue

bemoan, lament, mourn, regret

2 to have within

the hotel boasts nearly 50 rooms

Synonyms of boast

bear, contain, hold

Words Related to boast

accommodate, fit, take

case, encase, enclose (also inclose), encompass

harbor, house, lodge, shelter