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

think too highly of oneself

think a lot of oneself

full of hot air

have an excessively high opinion of oneself

honourable^UK

honorable^US

wrapped up in oneself

on your high horse

self-respecting

foolhardy

offensively self-assertive

highfaluting

swollen with pride

bullying

think one is the cat's pyjamas

think one is the cat's whiskers

think one is God's gift

blowing one's own horn

phony^US

phoney^UK

blowing one's own trumpet

throwing one's weight around

too big for your britches

throwing one's weight about

not backward in coming forward

full of contempt

throwing weight around

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

undemocratic

ironhanded

anti-democratic

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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

Adventurous, exciting

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without a care in the world

Cheerful and reckless

jumping to conclusions

careless of one's duty

sticking one's neck out

not careful

uncautious

leading with one's chin

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Adjective

Boisterous and unruly

without law and order

unfavorable^US

obstinately disobedient

untrammeled^US

terrorizing^US

uncivilised^UK

terrorising^UK

uncivilized^US

full of ups and downs

spreading like wildfire

cavilling^UK

off straight and narrow

have chip on shoulder

caviling^US

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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

vigor^US

vigour^UK

luster^US

lustre^UK

pomp and circumstance

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Verb

drawing attention to oneself

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

playing to the gallery

hotdogging

making a spectacle of

playing to the cheap seats

hams up

attitudinizing

drawing attention to itself

turning heads

making your presence felt

making one's presence felt

doing something for effect

trying to attract attention

making a show

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“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

showing off

puffing

flaunting

blowing your own horn

exulting in

blowing smoke

singing your own praises

giving a good account of yourself

congratulating oneself on

speaking for Buncombe

congratulating

talking boastingly

tooting one's own horn

trying to make an impression

taking great pride in

giving oneself airs about

showing off about

feeling self-satisfied about

patting oneself on the back about

preening oneself about

shooting one's mouth off

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

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

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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

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

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