gasconade | Definition of gasconade

gasconade

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of gasconade

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

the Baron Münchausen 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 of gasconade

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

Words Related to gasconade

bluster, harangue, puff

exult, glory, rejoice

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

magnify, maximize

Phrases Synonymous with gasconade

Near Antonyms of gasconade

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

bemoan, lament, mourn, regret