- brag
- flaunt
- grandstand
- advertise
- boast
- brandish
- demonstrate
- display
- disport
- exhibit
- expose
- flash
- hand a line
- hotdog
- make a spectacle of
- parade
- spread out
- swagger
- trot out
- bighead
- bigmouth
- boaster
- braggadocio
- braggart
- bragger
- daredevil
- egotist
- exhibitionist
- extrovert
- grandstander
- ham
- hot dog
- swaggerer
- vaunter
- vulgarian
On this page you’ll find 83 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to show off, such as: brag, flaunt, grandstand, advertise, boast, and brandish.
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How to use show off in a sentence
Does he then hang out a profession that is not true to the kernel of things, but only a show-off for impression’s sake?
STUDIES OF CHRISTIANITYJAMES MARTINEAU
If I didn’t know Patience, I should almost think this was like a boasting letter—what we should call a bit of show-off.
JIMMY QUIXOTETOM GALLON
Who could ever put up with a show-off small boy like that for more than ten minutes?
THE PLANET STRAPPERSRAYMOND ZINKE GALLUN
It is doubtless a jest, or a bit of show-off inexcusable in a child of your age.
THE DAYS OF CHIVALRYERNEST LOUIS VICTOR JULES L’EPINE
She graduates and comes home and there are a lot of «doings» which she attends, then comes the show-off which is called a debut.
EVENING ROUND UPWILLIAM CROSBIE HUNTER
Without that spirit of «show-off,» what would induce our knights to meet in glorious tournaments?
YOLANDA: MAID OF BURGUNDYCHARLES MAJOR
So Max, with a dash of «show-off» in his disposition, laughed at Yolanda’s fears and answered that he was in no danger.
YOLANDA: MAID OF BURGUNDYCHARLES MAJOR
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
WORDS RELATED TO SHOW OFF
- act out
- be bad
- be out of line
- behave badly
- carry on
- fool around
- horseplay
- make trouble
- misbehave
- rebel
- set a bad example
- show off
- masquerade
- pose
- show off
- strike a pose
- strike an attitude
- badger
- boast
- brag
- brazen
- browbeat
- bulldoze
- cow
- crow
- domineer
- gloat
- hector
- rant
- rave
- ride the high horse
- roar
- roister
- shoot off one’s mouth
- show off
- storm
- strut
- swagger
- swell
- talk big
- vapor
- vaunt
- yap
- badgered
- boasted
- bragged
- brazened
- browbeat
- bulldozed
- cowed
- crowed
- domineered
- gloated
- hectored
- ranted
- raved
- roared
- rode the high horse
- roistered
- shot off one’s mouth
- showed off
- stormed
- strutted
- swaggered
- swelled
- talked big
- vapored
- vaunted
- yapped
- be proud of
- claim
- exhibit
- have in keeping
- own
- possess
- pride oneself on
- show off
- advertised
- aggrandized
- attracted attention
- blew
- blew one’s own horn
- blew smoke
- blustered
- bullied
- cock-a-doodle-dooed
- congratulated oneself
- conned
- crowed
- exaggerated
- exulted
- faked
- flatter oneself
- flaunted
- flourished
- gasconaded
- gave a good account of oneself
- gloated
- gloried
- grandstanded
- hugged oneself
- jived
- lay on thick
- prated
- preened
- psyched
- puffed
- shot
- shoveled
- showboated
- showed off
- shucked
- slung
- sounded off
- strutted
- swaggered
- talked big
- triumphed
- vapored
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flash
flaunt
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flaunt
boast, display
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exhibit
flaunt, bring out proudly
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boast
behaviour, brag
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display
brag, flaunt
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parade
display, brag
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swank
behave affectedly
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show
display, bring out proudly
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brag
boast, behave affectedly
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swagger
boast, behaviour
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strut
behaviour, boast
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sport
activity
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flourish
behaviour, display
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vaunt
brag, boast
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bluster
behave affectedly
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pose
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brandish
flaunt
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expose
flaunt
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demonstrate
bring out proudly
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crow
behave affectedly
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disport
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gloat
behave affectedly
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air
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trot out
display, bring out proudly
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posture
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attitudinize
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advertise
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showboat
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model
activity
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wear
activity
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exhibitionist, show-offverb
someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention
Synonyms:
flasher, show-off, exhibitionist -
flaunt, flash, show off, ostentate, swankverb
display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
«he showed off his new sports car»
Synonyms:
twinkle, ostentate, winkle, shoot, scoot, dart, flash, blink, show off, scud, swank, dash, wink, flaunt
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boasts
to talk or write about oneself or something related to oneself in a proud or self-admiring way.
»she boasts a host of amazing talents»
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show off
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[Active.] exhibit (ostentatiously), display, make a parade of -
show off
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[Neuter.] make a show, display one’s self, put on airs, give one’s self airs, look big, hold up one’s head, perk one’s self up, ride a high horse, MAKE A SPLURGE, SPREAD ONE’S SELF
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David Avido:
My face masks allow people to show off their personality and style while staying protected, yes, you have to accept what is happening with the pandemic, but at the end of the day, life doesn’t stop and people need to keep their personality in a time like this.
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Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi:
Naturally we will leave it to the market to decide, whoever has money, whoever has projects, whoever creates employment, whoever has intriguing ideas should know that Italy is the right place to show off their skills.
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Madelene Sagstrom:
Of course I want to show off my game to her, I ca n’t deny that, i mean, I ’m playing well at the moment. Who knows where her mind is at right now ?
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Kristy Wimberly:
Finally making that decision to have my leg cut off was the best thing I ever did. It’s totally changed my confidence. ‘ CINDERELLA WEIGHT ’ IS A DANGEROUS VIRAL DIET GOAL, EXPERTS WARN For the first time in my life I am wearing shorts and short dresses. When I do wear pants I cut off one of the legs to show off my prosthesis. I’m so proud of it, and thankful for the new life it’s given me.
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Charles Krauthammer:
He’s a brilliant showman. He has succeeded in taking all the attention away from what actually happened in the debate, and I think the GOP will rue the day, because this is a great opportunity to show off the field.
Translations for SHOW OFF
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- تباهىArabic
- vise sigDanish
- aufschneiden, angebenGerman
- lucirse, lucir, chulearSpanish
- kehuskella, briljeerata, mahtailla, pröystäillä, leveillä, ylpeilläFinnish
- faire le malin, crânerFrench
- दिखावाHindi
- felmutatHungarian
- ցույց տալArmenian
- mettersi in mostra, mettere in mostra, fare bella mostraItalian
- שוויצרHebrew
- 見せようとする, 見えをはるJapanese
- ತೋರಪಡಿಸುವಿಕೆKannada
- whakameremereMāori
- фали сеMacedonian
- vise seg fremNorwegian
- popisywać sięPolish
- mostrar-se, jactar-se, mostrarPortuguese
- выпендриваться, красоваться, выёживаться, рисоваться, выёбываться, выделыватьсяRussian
- காட்டுTamil
- చూపించండిTelugu
- hava atmakTurkish
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show-off (Noun) — | Someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention |
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show-off (Verb) — | Display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously 1 example |
1. ex. «he showed off his new sports car» |
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boastful, conceited, egotistical, know-it-all, pretentious, en.synonym.one, boaster, braggart, exhibitionist, know-it-all, showboat, en.synonym.one, windbag, flash, flaunt, ostentate, parade, swank, en.synonym.one.
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show off
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verb
Definition of show off
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as in to horse around
to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior
the athletes warmed up, happily showing off for the crowd before the match officially started
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horse around
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cut up
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fool around
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act up
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clown (around)
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monkey (around)
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revel
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carry on
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roar
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showboat
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hotdog
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misbehave
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skylark
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romp
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lark
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cavort
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caper
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frisk
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frolic
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gambol
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roughhouse
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carouse
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rollick
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wassail
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maffick
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disport
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as in to display
to present so as to invite notice or attention
she just wants to show off her new jewelry
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display
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show
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exhibit
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flash
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unveil
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expose
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produce
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announce
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wave
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parade
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lay out
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sport
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flaunt
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strut
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tell (of)
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reveal
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advertise
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proclaim
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flourish
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post
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broadcast
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discover
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air
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talk (about)
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disport
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publicize
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divulge
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sound
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herald
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bare
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blaze
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uncover
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brandish
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trumpet
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placard
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unmask
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uncloak
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mask
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disguise
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camouflage
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hide
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cover
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curtain
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conceal
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obscure
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curtain
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show-off
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noun
as in hotshot
informal + disapproving
a person who tries to impress other people with his or her abilities or possessions
Synonyms & Similar Words
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hotshot
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smartie
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wise guy
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smarty
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know—it—all
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smart aleck
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smarty—pants
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wiseass
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wiseacre
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wisenheimer
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weisenheimer
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know—all
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wisecracker
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