SWAGGERED Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

swaggered

verb

past tense of swagger

as in boasted

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

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as in strutted

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

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Recent Examples of swaggered Jeezy, Teyana Taylor, Jermaine Dupri, Usher, Swizz Beatz, Rihanna (who briefly out-swaggered Jay), Pharrell, and Beyoncé, backed by the Mayyas, a Lebanese dance group. — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 In San Ángel, those men swaggered around town, smoking marijuana and blasting banda music from their flashy trucks. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Attendee’s workday blues than completely vanished thanks to Billboard‘s Hip-Hop Rookie of the Year GELO, who swaggered about the stage and ignited the party with the littest cuts off his debut album, League of My Own. — Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019

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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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The actress strutted about the Big Apple in two graphic t-shirts accompanied with high-end footwear that helped elevate the otherwise relaxed attire.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Skubal strutted off the mound, hit the palm of his glove twice, and slapped hands with catcher Will Smith.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of strutted

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As the book shows, into that incredibly fertile downtown atmosphere strode an artist determined to become himself.

— Sean Wilentz, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Heath jumped out of his skin, composed himself, strode over, grabbed my face in his hands and planted one right on me.

— Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026

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