Antonyms for talked big
| Grammar : Verb |
Definition of talked big
- As in overdo : verb go to extremes; carry too far
- As in preach : verb lecture, moralize
- As in profess : verb declare, assert
- As in bluster : verb bully, intimidate
- As in boast : verb brag
- As in declaim : verb proclaim; get on a soapbox
Synonyms for talked big
- acknowledge
- act as if
- admit
- admonish
- advertise
- advocate
- affirm
- aggrandize
- allege
- amplify
- announce
- asseverate
- attack
- attract attention
- aver
- avouch
- avow
- badger
- be intemperate
- belabor
- bite off too much
- bloviate
- blow
- blow hot air
- blow one's own horn
- blow smoke
- bluster
- boast
- brag
- brazen
- browbeat
- bulldoze
- bully
- certify
- claim
- cock-a-doodle-doo
- come out
- con
- confess
- confirm
- congratulate oneself
- constate
- cow
- croon
- cross heart
- crow
- declare
- decry
- denounce
- depose
- dissemble
- do to death
- domineer
- drive oneself
- exaggerate
- exhort
- exult
- fake
- fatigue
- feign
- flatter oneself
- flaunt
- flourish
- gasconade
- get off chest
- get on a soapbox
- get on soapbox
- give a good account of oneself
- gloat
- glory
- go overboard
- go too far
- grandstand
- harangue
- hector
- hold forth
- hug oneself
- hype
- inveigh
- jive
- lay it on
- lay on thick
- lecture
- magnify
- maintain
- make federal case
- make out
- mouth
- not know when to stop
- open up
- orate
- overburden
- overestimate
- overindulge
- overload
- overplay
- overrate
- overreach
- overstate
- overtax
- overtire
- overuse
- overvalue
- overwork
- own
- own up
- perorate
- pile it on
- pile on
- prate
- preachify
- predicate
- preen
- pressure
- pretend
- proclaim
- psych
- puff
- purport
- rail
- rant
- rave
- recite
- ride the high horse
- roar
- roister
- run into the ground
- run riot
- say so
- sermonize
- shoot
- shoot off one's mouth
- shovel
- show off
- showboat
- shuck
- sing
- sling
- soapbox
- sound off
- speak
- spiel
- spout
- state
- storm
- strain oneself
- stretch
- strut
- stump
- swagger
- swear on bible
- swear up and down
- swell
- talk big
- triumph
- urge
- vapor
- vaunt
- vouch
- wear down
- wear oneself out
- yap
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