What is another word for swaggerers?

Pronunciation: [swˈaɡəɹəz] (IPA)

Swaggerers are individuals who exhibit excessive confidence or arrogance, often to the point of being boastful. Synonyms for this word include braggarts, show-offs, blowhards, bigmouths, loudmouths, and egotists. These synonyms all have similar connotations of someone who is overly confident and self-assured, often to the point of being irritating or obnoxious to those around them. Other related words include pompous, conceited, and haughty, which all describe someone who is arrogant and self-important. While it's important to have confidence in oneself, exhibiting too much swagger can be a turn-off and cause others to view you in a negative light.

What are the hypernyms for Swaggerers?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Swaggerers

Then may I hope to see such swaggerers scattered like chaff, and fleeing before the soldiers of Liberty!
"The White Gauntlet"
Mayne Reid
"Jocelyn Thew could hold his own at any court in Europe with any of you embassy swaggerers.
"The Box with the Broken Seals"
E. Phillips Oppenheim
"One finds objectionable swaggerers everywhere," Painswick put in.
"The Hunt Ball Mystery"
Magnay, William

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