BRAGGED Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

bragged

verb

past tense of brag

as in boasted

to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess she bragged that she was richer than anyone else in the state

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Recent Examples of bragged One bragged about the capture of the former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. — Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2026 Smigel and Wendt bragged about how great Chicago is compared to Kansas City and compared crime rates. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026 The director had rather surprisingly bragged that the film features around 50 jump scares, which works out to around one every two minutes. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 In chat logs between him and the other individuals, Tate allegedly shared these videos, and bragged about his apparent control over her. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026 The motion came after additional video of the incident was shown and after it was revealed that Exum had bragged about the shooting in messages to other officers. — Daniella Silva, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026 Mora Nunez, who the judge said had allegedly threatened another officer while locked up at the Metropolitan Detention Center and bragged about the shooting, cried in court and was shaking. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026 During a hearing over that issue last month, prosecutors revealed jailhouse recordings in which Lavie bragged about exploiting Cloobeck. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 Border Patrol agent Charles Exum shot Marimar Martínez, a teacher’s assistant, five times and then bragged about it. — Jesus Chuy Garcia, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

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In Texas, Republicans seized on an old interview in which Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico boasted that his campaign, then for the Texas statehouse, was going vegan.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
By the early twentieth century, LA boasted the highest rate of Black homeownership of any major city in the country.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

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