CROW Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

Q: How is the word 'crow' distinct from other similar verbs?

Some common synonyms of crow are boast , brag , and vaunt . While all these words mean "to express pride in oneself or one's accomplishments," crow usually implies exultant boasting or bragging. // crowed after winning the championship

Q: When is 'boast' a more appropriate choice than 'crow'?

While the synonyms boast and crow are close in meaning, boast often suggests ostentation and exaggeration, but it may imply a claiming with proper and justifiable pride. // boasts of every trivial success // the town boasts one of the best museums in the area

Q: When is it sensible to use 'brag' instead of 'crow'?

The meanings of brag and crow largely overlap; however, brag suggests crudity and artlessness in glorifying oneself. // bragging of their exploits

Q: How does the word 'vaunt' relate to other synonyms for 'crow'?

Vaunt usually connotes more pomp and bombast than boast and less crudity or naïveté than brag . // vaunted his country's military might

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as in to delight

to feel or express joy or triumph being the home of the new Super Bowl champs was the first thing that city residents had to crow about in a very long time

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as in to brag

to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess the in-your-face crowing by some of the winning athletes at the Olympics was embarrassing

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crow

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noun

as in whoop

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How is the word crow distinct from other similar verbs?

Some common synonyms of crow are boast, brag, and vaunt. While all these words mean "to express pride in oneself or one's accomplishments," crow usually implies exultant boasting or bragging.

crowed after winning the championship

When is boast a more appropriate choice than crow?

While the synonyms boast and crow are close in meaning, boast often suggests ostentation and exaggeration, but it may imply a claiming with proper and justifiable pride.

boasts of every trivial success

the town boasts one of the best museums in the area

When is it sensible to use brag instead of crow?

The meanings of brag and crow largely overlap; however, brag suggests crudity and artlessness in glorifying oneself.

bragging of their exploits

How does the word vaunt relate to other synonyms for crow?

Vaunt usually connotes more pomp and bombast than boast and less crudity or naïveté than brag.

vaunted his country's military might

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But the massive viewing stats (which aren’t vetted by a third party) are also an opportunity for Netflix to crow about its dominance in the subscription-streaming business. —

Todd Spangler, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024 Advertisement More than 660 California companies made it on the Inc. 5000 list this year, more than any other state, the governor crowed. —

Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024

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From the tops of the same cliffs, actual animals—pied crows and baboons—followed our progress. —

Aminatta Forna, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2024 In a new study published in Science, researchers trained three crows to emit one to four caws in response to seeing the numbers 1, 2, 3, or 4 projected on a screen. —

Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for crow

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