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 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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Still, in the firm’s first formal investor letter this month, Kushner boasted that its second through its 10th funds rank in the top quartile in a key financial performance metric, with several in the top 5%.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
The only show that boasted more major nominations was The Pitt with 12.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of boasted

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Just last week, Minnesota strolled into San Francisco, delivered a clinical beatdown and strutted off the floor like brash royalty, reminding the peasants of their place.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Earlier this month, Andrew and Tristan Tate strutted around Washington as MAGA royalty.

— Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026

Definition of strutted

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Hamas officials bragged that the currency would be untraceable and their websites offered instructions for how to make anonymous donations, the affidavits say.

— Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
In a recent interview with the right-wing publication the Daily Wire, a police chief in the tiny town of Sahuarita, Arizona bragged that his officers have been using them for years.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of bragged

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Fans of Waterbird Coffee were without their downtown Kansas City spot for just a few months before new owners strode in — single origin beans in hand — to save it.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
Lovingly, his devoted grandfather lifted him up and the two strode over for a close-up study.

— Patricia Steckler, Baltimore Sun, 27 Aug. 2026

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