Synonyms of gasconades

gasconades

verb

present tense third-person singular of gasconade

as in boasts

to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess

the Baron Münchhausen was so notorious for gasconading about his purported exploits as soldier and hunter that his name has become synonymous with the telling of tall tales

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boasts
• brags
• displays
• blows
• bulls
• exhibits
• blows smoke
• vapors
• crows
• vaunts
• swaggers
• prides
• puffs
• gushes
• shows off
• exposes
• maximizes
• exults
• rejoices
• harangues
• flaunts
• glories
• parades
• blusters
• brandishes
• glorifies
• magnifies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimizes
• plays down
• diminishes
• shrugs off
• discounts
• laughs off
• underrates
• belittles
• deprecates
• undervalues
• poohs
• regrets
• laments
• mourns
• pooh-poohs
• bemoans