Definition for Vaunt:

• vawnt', or vänt, v.i. to make a vain display: to boast.-- v.t. to make a vain display of: to boast of.-- n. vain display: boast.-- ns. VAUN'TER; VAUN'TERY, vaunting.-- adj. VAUNT'FUL.-- n. VAUN'TING.-- adv. VAUN'TINGLY. [ O. Fr. vanter-- Low L. vanit[= a]re-- L. vanitas, vanity-- vanus, vain.]

Synonyms for Vaunt:

• n.

  •
  • praise.
  •blow (noun)
  • blow.
  •boast (noun)
  • pride and joy,
  • heroics.
  •braggadocio (noun)
  • boastfulnesses,
  • crowing blusters,
  • crowing bluster.
  •communication (noun)
  • vaunt.
  •gas (noun)
  • gas.
  •ostentation (noun)
  • flamboyance,
  • garishness,
  • grandstand play,
  • showiness,
  • window-dressing.
  •shoot a line (noun)
  • shoot a line.
  •swash (noun)
  • swash.
  •tout (noun)
  • tout.

• v.

  •bluster (verb)
  • ride high horse,
  • rides high horse,
  • shoots off mouth,
  • talking big,
  • co wing,
  • rid high horse,
  • shooting off one mouth,
  • shot one's mouth,
  • shot ones mouth,
  • shooting off ones mouth,
  • shot one mouth,
  • shoots one's mouth,
  • shoot one's mouth,
  • co wed,
  • shooting off one's mouth,
  • shot off one's mouth,
  • co-wing,
  • shoots off one's mouth,
  • rides the high horse,
  • shot off one mouth,
  • shoot off one mouth,
  • shoot one mouth,
  • shoot off ones mouth,
  • rode the high horse,
  • shoots off ones mouth,
  • talks big,
  • shoots one mouth,
  • shoots mouth,
  • shooting mouth,
  • shooting off mouth,
  • shoots ones mouth,
  • riding high horse,
  • shooting ones mouth,
  • shoot ones mouth,
  • co-wed,
  • shooting one's mouth,
  • shoot mouth,
  • rode high horse,
  • rid the high horse,
  • shot mouth,
  • shooting one mouth,
  • talked big,
  • shot off mouth,
  • shot off ones mouth,
  • shoots off one mouth,
  • riding the high horse.
  •boast (verb)
  • bluff,
  • pontificate,
  • lord,
  • prance,
  • strut,
  • swagger,
  • preen,
  • saunter,
  • aggrandize,
  • peacock.
  •brag (verb)
  • grand stand,
  • grand stands,
  • patted oneself the back,
  • pat back,
  • patting back,
  • pats oneself on back,
  • patting oneself back,
  • grand-standing,
  • pat oneself on back,
  • pat oneself back,
  • patted on the back,
  • patted oneself back,
  • patting oneself the back,
  • patting oneself on back,
  • patting oneself on the back,
  • pats on back,
  • patted oneself on back,
  • patting on the back,
  • pats oneself back,
  • patted on back,
  • pats oneself on the back,
  • blow one own horn,
  • grand standing,
  • pats on the back,
  • blow own horn,
  • blow ones own horn,
  • patting on back,
  • patted back,
  • blow one horn,
  • showboated,
  • pats oneself the back,
  • grand-stands,
  • blow ones horn,
  • patted the back,
  • hotdogged,
  • patted oneself on the back,
  • pats the back,
  • patting the back,
  • pats back,
  • pat the back,
  • pat oneself the back.
  •crow (verb)
  • cock a doodle dooed,
  • cock-a-doodle-dooed,
  • gloried in,
  • cock a doodle doo,
  • cock a doodle doos,
  • glories in,
  • cock-a-doodle-dooing,
  • cock a doodle dooing,
  • glorying in.
  •exhibit (verb)
  • display,
  • prate,
  • gasconade.
  •exult (verb)
  • takes delight in,
  • took delight in,
  • taking delight in.
  •flaunt (verb)
  • dis plays,
  • ex posed,
  • rolling out,
  • ex-posed,
  • re-veals,
  • flashing about,
  • showing and tell,
  • smacking with,
  • de-clare,
  • makes a scene,
  • making a scene,
  • ex-posing,
  • ex pose,
  • pro claiming,
  • dis-play,
  • shows tell,
  • whipped out,
  • makes scene,
  • dis-played,
  • pro claim,
  • letting all hang out,
  • dis playing,
  • fanning it,
  • waved around,
  • pro-claiming,
  • made scene,
  • waving around,
  • pro-claims,
  • letting hang out,
  • dis porting,
  • dis closes,
  • throws weight around,
  • letting it hang out,
  • springing on,
  • dis played,
  • dis-closes,
  • ex-pose,
  • de clare,
  • flashed about,
  • showed and tell,
  • dis closed,
  • whipping out,
  • dis ported,
  • letted it all hang out,
  • dis-porting,
  • threw weight around,
  • rolls out,
  • pro claims,
  • dis-closing,
  • letting it all hang out,
  • waves around,
  • letted it hang out,
  • lets all hang out,
  • letted hang out,
  • re veals,
  • let hang out,
  • dis-playing,
  • make scene,
  • let it hang out,
  • put act,
  • showed tell,
  • whipt out,
  • sprung on,
  • put an act,
  • dis closing,
  • re-veal,
  • show tell,
  • dis-ported,
  • de-clares,
  • shows and tell,
  • de clares,
  • pro claimed,
  • made a scene,
  • let all hang out,
  • fans it,
  • showing tell,
  • making scene,
  • sprang on,
  • dis-close,
  • smacks with,
  • flashes about,
  • dis close,
  • whips out,
  • letted all hang out,
  • fanned it,
  • lets it hang out,
  • springs on,
  • dis play,
  • smacked with,
  • lets it all hang out,
  • lets hang out,
  • dis-closed,
  • dis-plays.
  •gloat (verb)
  • rubbed it in,
  • rubbing it in,
  • rubbed in,
  • rubbing in,
  • rubs it in,
  • rubs in.
  •parade (verb)
  • marching review,
  • march review,
  • marched review,
  • marches in review,
  • marches review,
  • marching in review,
  • marched in review.
  •pride (verb)
  • being proud,
  • over bear,
  • over borne,
  • am proud,
  • is proud,
  • over-borne,
  • was proud,
  • over bearing,
  • are proud,
  • held head high,
  • revels in,
  • over-bore,
  • revelling in,
  • holding head high,
  • overbore,
  • holds head high,
  • over bore,
  • over-bears,
  • over born,
  • art proud,
  • over-born,
  • Over-bearing,
  • overborn,
  • were proud,
  • reveling in,
  • over bears,
  • revelled in,
  • wast proud,
  • flattering oneself,
  • puffs up,
  • wert proud,
  • flatters oneself,
  • reveled in,
  • flattered oneself.
  •show (verb)
  • pre-sents,
  • un-veiling,
  • un folding,
  • un-veil,
  • un veiling,
  • un-furling,
  • un fold,
  • un-folding,
  • un furled,
  • un-veiled,
  • un-furled,
  • un-fold,
  • un veils,
  • pro duce,
  • un veiled,
  • un-veils,
  • sets out,
  • un-folds,
  • un veil,
  • pre-sent,
  • un-folded,
  • pro-duces,
  • pre sent,
  • pro duces,
  • dealt in,
  • un folded,
  • un furling,
  • un folds.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • Fanfaronade.
  •
  • advertise,
  • rodomontade,
  • braggadocio.
  •boast
  • exult.
  •pride
  • plume,
  • overborne,
  • overbear,
  • be proud,
  • puffing up,
  • Preened,
  • puff up,
  • flatter oneself,
  • over-bear,
  • overbears,
  • hold head high,
  • revel in.

Antonyms for Vaunt:

• v.

  • exhibit
    conceal, be modest, hide, deprecate.
  • Other antonyms:
    modesty, reserve, quietness, retirement, timidity, unobtrusiveness, shrinking, shrug off, diffidence, regret.

Vaunt Sentence Examples:

• They must also hear us vaunt the superiority of our own land in unpleasant comparisons, and I do not think they believe us, or like us, for our boastings.

• There was no hint of any vaunt of superior shrewdness.

Hyponym for Vaunt:

• n.

  • communication
    boast, self-praise, jactitation, boasting.