Antonyms for flaunt
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : flawnt |
Phonetic Transcription : flɔnt |
Definition of flaunt
Origin :- 1560s, "to display oneself in flashy clothes," of unknown origin; perhaps a variant of flout or vaunt. It looks French, but it corresponds to no known French word. Transitive sense is from 1827. Related: Flaunted; flaunting.
- verb make an exhibition, show off
- Into what quagmires does it not lead those who flaunt it to impress you!
- Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini
- He is angry that Eugene and Pauline should flaunt their happiness in her sad eyes.
- Extract from : « Floyd Grandon's Honor » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
- At first I thought it might possibly be to flaunt my lost grandeur in my face.
- Extract from : « The Prairie Mother » by Arthur Stringer
- Well, they've gone out together to flaunt their monstrous connection!
- Extract from : « The Outcry » by Henry James
- We were not as Phorenice to flaunt endearments before others.
- Extract from : « The Lost Continent » by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
- But you are beginning to flaunt bad qualities which are not your own.
- Extract from : « There are Crimes and Crimes » by August Strindberg
- Nay, wife, we will not flaunt our honours abroad, Langland answered. '
- Extract from : « Long Will » by Florence Converse
- David had said she was to flaunt her victory in Uncle Falcon's face.
- Extract from : « The Following of the Star » by Florence L. Barclay
- I've seen that for a long time; and then you can flaunt to your heart's content.
- Extract from : « Alone » by Marion Harland
- What few virtues I may possess, I trust I do not flaunt in the market-places.
- Extract from : « Against the Current » by Edward A. Steiner
Synonyms for flaunt
- advertise
- air
- boast
- brandish
- break out
- broadcast
- declare
- disclose
- display
- disport
- divulge
- expose
- fan it
- flash
- flash about
- flourish
- gasconade
- grandstand
- hotdog
- let it all hang out
- make a scene
- parade
- proclaim
- put on an act
- reveal
- roll out
- show and tell
- showcase
- smack with
- sport
- spring on
- streak
- throw weight around
- trot out
- vaunt
- wave around
- whip out
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