List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 44

SYNONYMS: boast, brag, crow, vaunt.
These verbs all mean to speak with pride, often excessive pride, about oneself or something, such as one's possessions, related to oneself.

Boast is the most general: We should have confidence] in our strength, without boasting of it.
Brag implies exaggerated claims and often an air of insolent superiority: He bragged that his father was the most successful stockbroker on Wall Street.
Crow stresses exultation and loud rejoicing, as over a victory: No candidate should crow until the votes have been counted.
Vaunt suggests ostentatiousness and lofty extravagance of expression: They are an elite that vaunts diplomacy over national security concerns.