show off

Meaning

Verb

1. (idiomatic, transitive) To exhibit the best attributes of something.
2. (idiomatic, intransitive, transitive) To attract attention to for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism; to demonstrate a skill, talent or property for the purpose of bragging or personal exhibitionism.

Noun

Nonstandard spelling of show-off.

Synonyms

boast

flaunt

put on airs

brag

display

swagger

pose

exhibit

splurge

swank

give oneself airs

strut

pretentious

showy

show

parade

flash

bluff

ostentatious

gaudy

talk big

ostentate

show-off

sport

set off

demonstrate

brandish

pretend

vaunt

flourish

proud

conceited

dignify

in high spirits

limelight

machismo

meretricious

mince

open

ostentation

overdo

overdressed

overplay

pageantry

pompous

prance

pride

pride oneself

prolong

puff

punctuate

reaffirm

reckless

represent

run wild

sashay

showing

sporty

squirm

stylish

swag

swanky

swash

swing

take liberties

tease

fancy oneself

underline

underscore

wave

👋

wield

be arrogant

be conceited

be haughty

be impudent

boast about

boast of

make a display

swagger about

act ostentatiously

affect a stylish air

try to look good

be impertinent

be puffed up

abuse

air

posture

stress

be vain

act in a boastful way

be overconfident

make a show

try to show a talent

in-your-face

self-congratulate

accentuate

act funny

act the fool

airs

attitude

bells and whistles

be pleased

blow

brave

careless

challenge

compete

dandy

dashing

dazzle

defy

demonstration

dramatize

dressed to kill

emphasise

emphasize

exhibitionist

fashionable

flamboyant

flossing

flossy

foreground

funny

😄

garish

gas

gasconade

grandstand

highlight

hold

Translations

prahlen

angeben

frimer

faire le malin

fanfaronner

étaler

protzen

presumir

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