Fanfaronade

Synonyms of fanfaronade

• bravado
• swagger
• boastfulness

Antonyms of fanfaronade

• humility
• modesty
• meekness

Collocations of fanfaronade

empty boasts

Frequency: 70 %

His fanfaronade was nothing but empty boasts.

grandiose claims

Frequency: 60 %

The politician's fanfaronade was filled with grandiose claims.

exaggerated swagger

Frequency: 50 %

His fanfaronade was characterized by an exaggerated swagger.

bragging rhetoric

Frequency: 45 %

The CEO's fanfaronade was dismissed as mere bragging rhetoric.

pompous display

Frequency: 40 %

The king's fanfaronade was seen as a pompous display of power.

Idiomatic Expressions for fanfaronade

• Phrase: blow one's own trumpet
  Meaning: to boast about one's own achievements or abilities
  Usage: She's constantly blowing her own trumpet, but it's all just fanfaronade.