vaunts

verb

present tense third-person singular of vaunt
as in boasts
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess even the noblest of fellows have been known to vaunt a bit

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vaunts
  1. boasts
  2. brags
Verb
  • Beyond the projector highlight, this phone boasts some unusually serious hardware.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 July 2026
  • But some spots have better conditions than others, and a new ranking shows Tunisia boasts some of the best.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026
Definition of boasts
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  • Kiffin sounds like the employee who left Applebee’s for Chili’s and then brags about the international cuisine.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
  • In other words, nobody brags, bullies or buys their way into the Derby.
    — Peter Keating, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Definition of brags
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“Vaunts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vaunts. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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