Antonyms for flaunt


Grammar : Verb
Spell : flawnt
Phonetic Transcription : flɔnt


Definition of flaunt

Origin :
  • 1560s, "to display oneself in flashy clothes," of unknown origin; perhaps a variant of flout or vaunt. It looks French, but it corresponds to no known French word. Transitive sense is from 1827. Related: Flaunted; flaunting.
  • verb make an exhibition, show off
Example sentences :
  • Into what quagmires does it not lead those who flaunt it to impress you!
  • Extract from : « The Life of Cesare Borgia » by Raphael Sabatini
  • He is angry that Eugene and Pauline should flaunt their happiness in her sad eyes.
  • Extract from : « Floyd Grandon's Honor » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
  • At first I thought it might possibly be to flaunt my lost grandeur in my face.
  • Extract from : « The Prairie Mother » by Arthur Stringer
  • Well, they've gone out together to flaunt their monstrous connection!
  • Extract from : « The Outcry » by Henry James
  • We were not as Phorenice to flaunt endearments before others.
  • Extract from : « The Lost Continent » by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
  • But you are beginning to flaunt bad qualities which are not your own.
  • Extract from : « There are Crimes and Crimes » by August Strindberg
  • Nay, wife, we will not flaunt our honours abroad, Langland answered. '
  • Extract from : « Long Will » by Florence Converse
  • David had said she was to flaunt her victory in Uncle Falcon's face.
  • Extract from : « The Following of the Star » by Florence L. Barclay
  • I've seen that for a long time; and then you can flaunt to your heart's content.
  • Extract from : « Alone » by Marion Harland
  • What few virtues I may possess, I trust I do not flaunt in the market-places.
  • Extract from : « Against the Current » by Edward A. Steiner

Synonyms for flaunt

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