Gloat

Pronunciation: /ˈɡloʊt/

Gloat (verb)

  1. To show great pleasure or satisfaction about your own success or someone else's failure.

Examples

  • They gloat over their victory in the competition.
  • He likes to gloat when he wins a game.

Common collocations: gloat about success, gloat over defeat, gloat in victory

Synonyms of Gloat

Neutral

Antonyms of Gloat

  • to express sorrow, opposite of gloating over success.
  • to share feelings of sorrow, opposite of gloating.