Synonyms of gasconading

gasconading

verb

present participle of gasconade

as in boasting

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

• boasting
• bragging
• displaying
• blowing smoke
• blowing
• swaggering
• exhibiting
• vaporing
• vaunting
• crowing
• bulling
• puffing
• gushing
• blustering
• exposing
• showing off
• haranguing
• rejoicing
• maximizing
• flaunting
• exulting
• priding
• glorying
• parading
• brandishing
• magnifying
• glorifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimizing
• diminishing
• playing down
• shrugging off
• discounting
• deprecating
• belittling
• undervaluing
• underrating
• laughing off
• poohing
• mourning
• regretting
• lamenting
• pooh-poohing
• bemoaning