What is another word for swaggering ?

too big for your breeches

Conceited or confident in a bold or cheeky way

patronizing^US

patronising^UK

too big for your boots

pleased with yourself

smart-alecky

full of hot air

think too highly of oneself

above oneself

have an excessively high opinion of oneself

think a lot of oneself

offensively self-assertive

honourable^UK

honorable^US

blowing one's own horn

pigheaded

highfaluting

swollen with pride

wrapped up in oneself

apostolic

willful

think one is the cat's pyjamas

think one is the cat's whiskers

think one is God's gift

throwing one's weight around

phony^US

phoney^UK

blowing one's own trumpet

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

not backward in coming forward

too big for your britches

clamorous

crack-the-whip

throwing one's weight about

throwing weight around

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Adjective

Tending to brag or to have a high opinion of oneself

Adjective

Characterized by great joy or happiness

beside oneself with happiness

in transports of delight

wild with excitement

delirious with happiness

in a frenzy of delight

beside oneself with joy

as happy as a sandboy

like a child with a new toy

without a care in the world

full of the joys of spring

like a dog with two tails

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

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Adjective

Willing, or inclined, to take chances or risks

honourable^UK

honorable^US

not scared

having nerves of steel

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Adjective

without a care in the world

Cheerfully unconcerned about the future or things in general

cool, calm and collected

carefree and untroubled

free-minded

living the life of Riley

cozy^US

cosy^UK

free from care about what others think

not caring what others think

indifferent to what others think

untroubled about what others think

unworried about what others think

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Noun

Talk or speech that is boastful in a defiant or courageous manner

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Noun

An overt and pretentious display intended to attract attention

splendour^UK

splendor^US

pizzazz^US

pzazz^UK

glamour^UK

glamor^US

vigour^UK

vigor^US

luster^US

lustre^UK

pomp and circumstance

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Verb

Present participle for to behave in a very confident, arrogant, or self-important way

“Ritchie had every reason to swagger on the opening day of the 1927 General Assembly.”

Verb

Present participle for to walk in a very confident, arrogant, or self-important way

gambolling^UK

gamboling^US

walking in an affected way

walking in an dainty way

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“Andy led the group. He was only 4 years old, but he seemed to swagger into the room.”

Verb

patting oneself on the back

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

blowing your own trumpet

strutting

congratulating oneself

blowing your own horn

singing your own praises

giving a good account of yourself

congratulating oneself on

tooting one's own horn

trying to make an impression

shooting the bull

speaking for Buncombe

shooting one's mouth off

taking great pride in

giving oneself airs about

showing off about

feeling self-satisfied about

patting oneself on the back about

preening oneself about

patting oneself on the back for

piquing oneself in

giving oneself a pat on the back for

rejoicing in

feeling satisfaction at

feeling proud of

feeling proud about

flattering oneself on

rejoicing at

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“One so confident of his own powers, as to swagger about his independence, is pretty sure sooner or later to come to grief.”

Verb

shouting from the rooftops

Present participle for to ostentatiously draw attention to

publicising^UK

publicizing^US

getting on soapbox for

putting on the map

bringing to public notice

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Present participle for to rejoice or exult at a victory or success

using strong-arm tactics on

Verb

Present participle for to make a display of having an advantage over or superiority to

Verb

Blazing a trail

Verb

Present participle for to rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly

domineering

dominating

tyrannising^UK

tyrannizing^US

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

riding roughshod over

keeping under thumb

lording over

running things

putting the screws on

being in the saddle

ruling with an iron hand

leading by the nose

pushing the buttons

throwing your weight around

ruling with a rod of iron

bending to your will

Verb

Present participle for to move or walk, especially in an orderly fashion as a group in a single line

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