SWAGGERS Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

swaggers

verb

present tense third-person singular of swagger

as in brags

to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess I, too, would swagger if I'd won first place in the bowling tournament

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as in struts

to walk with exaggerated arm and leg movements hoping to impress the women at the bar, the young man confidently swaggered across the room

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Verb

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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Chloe Bailey struts the streets of New York City in a fun ensemble on June 23.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
The movie plunks us down at Mar-a-Lago, where Melania struts out the door and into the back of an SUV, which will take her to the red-white-and-blue private plane painted with the word TRUMP that’s waiting for her at the airport.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026

Definition of struts

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If anything, the dichotomy between the pop star who prances around Versailles in a sheer nightie and the pop star who stomps onstage in knee-high combat boots feels completely authentic and intentional.

— Chelsey Sanchez, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
In a comedy special released last week, the thirty-nine-year-old comedian prances around the stage in a purple jumpsuit and sparkly red shoes, riffing on millennial-friendly topics such as Lin-Manuel Miranda and Fleet Foxes.

— Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026

Definition of prances

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The movie is set in a 13th-century English village and follows the townspeople as a mysterious, folkloric creature stalks their village.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 29 June 2026
After realizing that a mysterious, violent creature stalks the corridors, Clark manages to escape, but something about the Backrooms compels him.

— Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026

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