Synonyms of gloat

gloat

verb

as in to brag

to show in an improper or selfish way that you are happy with your own success or another person's failure

After such a tough campaign, they're gloating over their victory in the election.

All right, you won. There's no need to gloat about it.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brag
• joy
• glory
• delight
• exult
• rejoice
• preen
• triumph
• swell
• jubilate
• boast
• crow
• kvell
• exuberate
• flaunt
• parade
• show off
• strut
• swagger

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regret
• weep
• grieve
• lament
• bemoan
• bewail

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of gloat

While many were quick to gloat that Grewal was defeated by enemies lobbying against him, turnover is common in the high-pressure role. —Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024

By March 2017, U.S. officials were concluding internally—and some of the administration’s supporters began to gloat—that Trump’s tougher approach was succeeding. —Philip Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2017

Roughly a dozen of Donald Trump’s senior campaign officials and top Republican surrogates swarmed the spin room floor to gloat to reporters about the 81-year-old Democratic incumbent's stumbles. —Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024

Also worth gloating about: The Governor’s Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction raised $426,750 in 2024, up from $403,150 in 2023. —Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024