Antonyms for swagger

Grammar : Verb

Spell : swag-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈswæg ər

Definition of swagger

Origin : 1590, first recorded in Shakespeare ("Midsummer Night's Dream"), probably a frequentative form of swag (v.). Related: Swaggered; swaggering. The noun is attested from 1725.

verb show off; walk pompously

Example sentences :

With a grin and a swagger of pure bravado Mulready turned and obeyed.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

His manner was changed; there was something of a swagger in it.
Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu

He had come into the salon with a swagger, his sword-ornament clanking.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 » by Various

He nodded at me in a friendly way, and went out with a swagger.
Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad

He balanced himself where he stood in a swagger that marked time.
Extract from : « The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" » by Joseph Conrad

He went with a swagger, as though he walked on air, down the street.
Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 » by Various

I swing my swagger stick in the presence of Mr. Watts by way of applause.
Extract from : « Adventures in the Arts » by Marsden Hartley

One or two of these things he has, and he takes them without the least swagger.
Extract from : « The Children » by Alice Meynell

For he did not smile exultantly, did not swagger one step, but was grave and modest.
Extract from : « The Rich Little Poor Boy » by Eleanor Gates

His voice was low and pleasant, and he had no bravado or swagger about him.
Extract from : « The Story of the Outlaw » by Emerson Hough

Synonyms for swagger

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