BRAGGED Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

bragged

verb

past tense of brag

as in boasted

to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess she bragged that she was richer than anyone else in the state

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Recent Examples of bragged Noling's lawyers wrote in court documents that a man told authorities that his foster brother, Wilson, bragged about committing the crime. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 Placed in a jail cell wired with hidden microphones, Jester bragged to his cellmate that when Jackson tried to fight back, he pistol-whipped the rapper and shot him three times in the back. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 There, regional operations manager Kenny Barsalou bragged about the brand inside a plush restaurant booth. — Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026 Jason bragged about using emotional manipulation over his dead mother to trick Angela. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026 Plenty of others bragged about how their normally less-than-healthy eating habits would protect them from the diarrheal scourge. — Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026 The president bragged about that record when reacting to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's preferred candidates' recent sweep in three Democratic primaries on June 23 for Congress. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 27 June 2026 In addition to being a great student, Maddie is a skilled softball player, which her mom Jamie Lynn bragged about in May 2022. — Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026 But their website bragged about Mother’s Day brunch. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026

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Netanyahu’s government, the most nationalist and religious in Israel’s history, has boasted of establishing over 100 new settlements.

— Joseph Krauss, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Hulu’s Alice and Steve went to some amusing, unexpected places and boasted great work from Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement as the toxic pair of titular BFFs.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026

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