SWAGGERING Synonyms: 176 Similar and Opposite Words

swaggering 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of swaggering next

as in cocky

Synonyms & Similar Words

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cocky
bombastic
boastful
egotistical
blusterous
blustery
bumptious
braggart
arrogant
bragging
vainglorious
conceited
smug
egoistical
self-important
domineering
supercilious
egotistic
complacent
pompous
braggy
haughty
bigheaded
cavalier
uppity
snooty
high-and-mighty
snobbish
self-assertive
egoistic
chesty
self-satisfied
prideful
uppish
snobby
assumptive
overweening
pontifical
stuck-up
disdainful
self-conceited
high-hat
huffy
vain
high-handed
holier-than-thou
overconfident
toploftical
lordly
proud
biggity
assured
hifalutin
peremptory
self-assured
consequential
imperious
biggety
pretentious
toplofty
swellheaded
self-asserting
fastuous
superior
self-confident
important
masterful
confident
self-opinionated
lofty
presumptuous
highfalutin
selfish
self-contented
presuming
self-congratulatory
self-glorifying
self-centered
self-dramatizing
self-promoting
self-adulatory
self-gratulatory
self-engrossed
self-applauding
self-affected

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

humble
modest
diffident
timid
egoless
meek
self-critical
unassertive
uncomplacent
unassuming
self-doubting
bashful
down-to-earth
sheepish
unpretentious
shrinking
self-reproachful
self-distrustful
shy
self-reproving
demure
introverted
retiring
mousy
mousey
overmodest
unarrogant

swaggering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of swagger

as in boasting

to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess I, too, would swagger if I'd won first place in the bowling tournament

Synonyms & Similar Words

boasting
bragging
vaunting
displaying
blowing
exhibiting
crowing
vaporing
blustering
blowing smoke
bulling
puffing
gasconading
haranguing
priding
gushing
exulting
flaunting
parading
glorying
exposing
brandishing
rejoicing
maximizing
showing off
glorifying
magnifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

minimizing
diminishing
discounting
belittling
deprecating
underrating
undervaluing
shrugging off
playing down
poohing
mourning
lamenting
laughing off
regretting
pooh-poohing
bemoaning

as in strutting

to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements hoping to impress the women at the bar, the young man confidently swaggered across the room

Synonyms & Similar Words

strutting
prancing
striding
stalking
sashaying
shuffling
mincing
stepping
sweeping
tiptoeing
parading
lurching
traipsing
treading
staggering
padding
flouncing
shambling
pacing
promenading
pussyfooting
lumbering
pounding

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“Swaggering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swaggering. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.

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