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Adjective

Having an exaggerated perception of one's positive qualities

Speaking pompously, especially using deliberately long or esoteric words

Noun

Unwarranted pride in one's accomplishments or qualities

The conspicuous exhibition of one's wealth, status or possessions

Language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect, but which is often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content

Loud, aggressive, or indignant talk with little effect

An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or is going to do something

A feeling of triumphant elation or jubilation

Verb

Present participle for to (excessively) boast about one's accomplishments, qualities, or possessions

Present participle for to ostentatiously draw attention to

Present participle for to exaggerate, use hyperbole

Present participle for boast

Present participle for to talk much and to little purpose

Present participle for to talk in a loud and aggressive way

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Adjective

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Having an exaggerated perception of one's positive qualities

patronizing^US

too big for your boots

patronising^UK

wrapped up in oneself

too big for your breeches

looking after number one

subjective

blowing one's own horn

too big for one's britches

pleased with yourself

too big for one's boots

throwing one's weight around

too big for one's breeches

think too highly of oneself

think a lot of oneself

sarcastic

self-approving

goody-goody

have an excessively high opinion of oneself

honourable^UK

honorable^US

offensively self-assertive

of preconceived ideas

throwing weight around

think one is the cat's whiskers

think one is God's gift

think one is the cat's pyjamas

throwing one's weight about

phony^US

phoney^UK

not backwards in coming forwards

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

like a cat that has swallowed the canary

flushed with success

like the cat that's got the cream

blowing one's own trumpet

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Adjective

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Speaking pompously, especially using deliberately long or esoteric words

laboured^UK

labored^US

with the gift of the gab

having kissed the Blarney stone

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Noun

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Unwarranted pride in one's accomplishments or qualities

blowing one's own trumpet

high opinion of oneself

good opinion of oneself

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Noun

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The conspicuous exhibition of one's wealth, status or possessions

pzazz^UK

pizzazz^US

boasting

resplendence

splendidness

splendor^US

splendour^UK

glamour^UK

glamor^US

vigor^US

vigour^UK

lustre^UK

luster^US

pomp and circumstance

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Noun

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Language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect, but which is often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content

Noun

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Loud, aggressive, or indignant talk with little effect

verbalizing^US

verbalising^UK

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Noun

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An attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or is going to do something

pretence^UK

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

pretense^US

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Noun

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A feeling of triumphant elation or jubilation

revelling^UK

reveling^US

transports of delight

fervour^UK

fervor^US

fulfilment^UK

fulfillment^US

colour^UK

color^US

humour^UK

humor^US

vigour^UK

vigor^US

pizzazz^US

pzazz^UK

sunshine and lollipops

sunshine and rainbows

being full of the joys of spring

savor^US

savour^UK

ardour^UK

gamboling^US

gambolling^UK

ardor^US

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Verb

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Present participle for to (excessively) boast about one's accomplishments, qualities, or possessions

congratulating oneself

patting oneself on the back

shooting the bull

speaking for Buncombe

laying it on thick

talking boastingly

blowing one's own horn

blowing your own horn

blowing your own trumpet

strutting

flaunting

singing your own praises

giving a good account of oneself

acclaiming

celebrating

reveling^US

revelling^UK

tooting one's own horn

trying to make an impression

shovelling^UK

shoveling^US

congratulating yourself on

behaving affectedly

making a spectacle of

drawing attention to oneself

shooting your mouth off

playing to the gallery

shooting one's mouth off

giving oneself airs about

kicking up one's heels

riding the high horse

shooting off one's mouth

playing to the cheap seats

making your presence felt

getting noticed

making a splash

drawing attention to itself

making one's presence felt

taking great pride in

preening oneself about

piquing oneself on

pluming oneself on

congratulating oneself on

feeling self-satisfied about

patting oneself on the back about

preening oneself on

gloating about

priding yourself

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“She listened to him brag about his connections.”

Verb

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Present participle for to ostentatiously draw attention to

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Present participle for to exaggerate, use hyperbole

colouring^UK

coloring^US

emphasising^UK

emphasizing^US

blowing out of proportion

blowing up out of proportion

dramatizing^US

dramatising^UK

blowing up out of all proportion

making a mountain out of a molehill

laying it on thick about

bigging up

laying it on with a shovel

making a federal case of

laying it on with a trowel

making a big thing of

making a production out of

blowing something out of all proportion

making a drama out of a crisis

laying it on with a trowel about

making a big thing out of

maximizing^US

maximising^UK

making a song and dance about

making a fuss

making too much of something

making a big thing of something

overusing

making a big deal out of something

making mountain of molehill

puffing up

making a mountain out of

exaggerating information

making federal case

going into detail about

making mountain out of molehill

belabouring^UK

blowing out of all proportion

laboring^US

labouring^UK

belaboring^US

quoting out of context

giving a false account of

glossing over

taking out of context

making something out of nothing

laying too much stress on

going on and on about

attaching too much importance to

going over the top about

making a big thing about

attaching too much weight to

playing on heartstrings

laying it on

giving color to

making a production of

playing to gallery

making a performance of

playing to the gallery

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Verb

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Present participle for boast

Verb

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Present participle for to talk much and to little purpose

Verb

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Present participle for to talk in a loud and aggressive way

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