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Antonyms for boastfulness
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : bohst-fuhl |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈboʊst fəl |
Definition of boastfulness
Origin :- early 14c., from boast (n.) + -ful. Related: Boastfully; boastfulness.
- As in vainglory : noun pride
- As in egoism : noun self-centeredness
- As in braggadocio : noun boast
- As in ego trip : noun egotism
- As in egotism : noun self-importance
- As in narcissism : noun egotism
- As in self-absorption : noun egoism
- As in self-centeredness : noun egoism
- As in self-involvement : noun egoism
- As in vainness : noun egotism
- As in egoism/egotism : noun self-centeredness
- Blaine spoke with quiet confidence, unmixed with any boastfulness.
- Extract from : « The Crevice » by William John Burns and Isabel Ostrander
- There was no boastfulness in this, and Velasco knew it to be true.
- Extract from : « The Ape, the Idiot & Other People » by W. C. Morrow
- There was nothing of fear, nothing of boastfulness, even, in attitude or glance.
- Extract from : « The Reckoning » by Robert W. Chambers
- These words have two characteristics in addition to boastfulness.
- Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 2 » by Alexander Maclaren
- Boastfulness and arrogance are unpleasant foibles; lying is a sin.
- Extract from : « The Birth of the Nation » by Mrs. Roger A. Pryor
- Otho had often praised her beauty to the Emperor, for it was a boastfulness from which he could not refrain.
- Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by Frederic W. Farrar
- His worst points were his boastfulness and his insupportable conceit.
- Extract from : « Mysteries of Police and Crime » by Arthur Griffiths
- There is no flattering of national pride, no giving the reins to boastfulness.
- Extract from : « Lux Mundi » by Various
- Not boastfulness and weakness, let us hope, or our poor Admiral will come off badly.
- Extract from : « Christopher Columbus, Complete » by Filson Young
- "I believe you," said De Vos with all the boastfulness of his nature.
- Extract from : « The Catholic World. Volume III; Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. » by E. Rameur
Synonyms for boastfulness
- amour-propre
- arrogance
- assurance
- big-headedness
- boastfulness
- boasting
- bombast
- brag
- bragging
- cockiness
- conceit
- conceitedness
- condescension
- crowing. bluster
- ego
- egocentricity
- egocentrism
- egoism
- egomania
- egotism
- gasconade
- haughtiness
- hot air
- huff
- immodesty
- insolence
- megalomania
- narcissism
- ostentation
- overconfidence
- patronage
- preoccupation with self
- presumption
- pretension
- pride
- rodomontade
- self-absorption
- self-admiration
- self-aggrandizement
- self-centeredness
- self-confidence
- self-importance
- self-interest
- self-involvement
- self-love
- self-possession
- self-praise
- self-regard
- self-worship
- selfishness
- smugness
- snobbery
- strutting
- superiority
- swagger
- swelled head
- swellheadedness
- vainglory
- vainness
- vanity
- vaunt
- vaunting
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