GLOAT Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

gloat

verb

Definition of gloat

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.

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Recent Examples of gloat If a friend or colleague is suddenly competing with you for attention, or obnoxiously gloating about their accomplishments, remember that you’re allowed to stop participating in the comparison game. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026 Trump may gloat about the earnings, but that did nothing to address the very real national security concerns with handing our greatest adversary a leg up in the artificial intelligence race. — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Liberated from the original sin of slavery, America boomed and gloated through much of the 19th and early 20th centuries. — Jim Rasenberger, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026 The guards outside the Red Keep surrender, but inside – where the dragons cannot go – is another matter, and the two fight their way to the throne room, where a large contingent of men-at-arms and knights awaits, gloating. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for gloat

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brag

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Seaver, who announced Parton’s death at the age of 80, bragged about the deal in Haiti in that message, court records show.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Afterward, Lisa brags about her pickpocketing skills and says theft is easier and less insulting to the mark.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

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