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Boastful meaning

Tending to boast or brag.

Synonyms of Boastful

braggart bragging braggy big cock-a-hoop crowing self-aggrandizing self-aggrandising proud

Using Boastful

  • The main meaning on this page is: Tending to boast or brag.
  • Useful related words include: braggart, bragging, braggy, big.
  • In the example corpus, boastful often appears in combinations such as: and boastful, boastful and, been boastful.

Context around Boastful

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Boastful

  • In this selection, "boastful" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, feeling, normally, narcissistic, pam, amount and billionaire stand out and add context to how "boastful" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 86 the boastful billionaire media and an arrogant boastful jerk craving. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "boastful" sits close to words such as abbe, abeyance and abp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with boastful

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

She was not boastful but brilliant. (6 words)

Later, the loudmouth continued his boastful, irritating behavior. (8 words)

They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. (10 words)

And if you’re behavior has been boastful or arrogant or you flaunt any of your material or intellectual gifts, well, that behavior won’t win you true friends in any case. (32 words)

So began one of the strangest relationships in US history: Nixon the self-made man from California, brooding and vengeful; Kissinger the Jewish refugee from Germany, clever and boastful. (29 words)

Ever since she was elected to the House of Representatives, Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) has been boastful and conceited about being an elected official of the United States. (28 words)

Who wants to work for an arrogant, boastful jerk craving constant praise who could just fire you tomorrow? (18 words)

An incompetent and boastful president who has no previous government experience and who is rash and impulsive in his dealings with the media, foreign leaders and his critics? (28 words)

Example sentences (20)

Ever since she was elected to the House of Representatives, Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) has been boastful and conceited about being an elected official of the United States.

In late 2022, as the project neared completion, Zhu Zhanfeng, the contractor’s project site manager, was feeling boastful.

Not normally boastful, Pam would proudly tell people about teaching future Newcastle Knights stars, Matthew and Andrew Johns, Mark Hughes and Billy Peden.

Smoky cigar box overlay with a boastful amount of dark cherry and ginger flavors intertwined to carry through to the rich flavors of oak.

So began one of the strangest relationships in US history: Nixon the self-made man from California, brooding and vengeful; Kissinger the Jewish refugee from Germany, clever and boastful.

She was not boastful but brilliant.

Silvio Berlusconi, 86. The boastful billionaire media mogul who was Italy’s longest-serving premier despite scandals over his sex-fueled parties and allegations of corruption.

Still, when developers are that loud and boastful about a game on social media, it needs to live up to the expectations that have been set.

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The chief executives who get rewarded, and the politicians who get elected, are narcissistic, boastful, and overly confident, he says.

Who wants to work for an arrogant, boastful jerk craving constant praise who could just fire you tomorrow?

A downright jerk, he was the jock who was arrogant and boastful about his family's wealth.

An incompetent and boastful president who has no previous government experience and who is rash and impulsive in his dealings with the media, foreign leaders and his critics?

Later, the loudmouth continued his boastful, irritating behavior.

Lewis receives support from the world’s most boastful Cowboys fan.

They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful.

TikTok and OnlyFans name drops caught the ear of listeners, however, Bey and Thee Stallion delivered a barrage of boastful bars to shake up the rap game.

He was brash, boastful and underqualified, yet he exceeded expectations.

Instead of clearing his name — the prince came off as boastful and arrogant in his BBC interview.

The magazine says she believes appearing on the cover herself would be “boastful”, despite the fact that’s exactly what Kate Middleton did just three years ago.

And if you’re behavior has been boastful or arrogant or you flaunt any of your material or intellectual gifts, well, that behavior won’t win you true friends in any case.

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Common combinations with boastful

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "boastful" in a sentence?
An example: "Ever since she was elected to the House of Representatives, Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) has been boastful and conceited about being an elected official of the United States." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "boastful" from authentic English texts.
What does "boastful" mean?
Boastful means: Tending to boast or brag.
What are synonyms of "boastful"?
Common synonyms of "boastful" include: braggart, bragging, braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, crowing, self-aggrandizing, self-aggrandising. Plus 1 more synonyms.
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