swagger vs comport
comport vs swaggerswagger is a noun but comport is not a noun.
swagger is an adjective but comport is not an adjective.
swagger and comport both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| swagger | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| comport | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
comport is a hypernym of
swagger; that is, comport is a
word with a broader meaning than swagger:
- swagger: act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner
- comport: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
| swagger (noun) | comport (noun) |
|---|---|
| a proud stiff pompous gait | |
| an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work |
| swagger (adjective) | comport (adjective) |
|---|---|
| (British informal) very chic |
| swagger (verb) | comport (verb) |
|---|---|
| act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner | behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself |
| discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate | behave well or properly |
| to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others |
Words related to "swagger"
- Australia
- Britain
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Great Britain
- U.K.
- UK
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- acquit
- act
- bear
- behave
- blarney
- bluster
- browbeat
- bully
- cajole
- carry
- coax
- cock
- colloquialism
- comport
- conduct
- deport
- do
- fashionable
- gait
- gipsy
- groovy
- gypsy
- inveigle
- itinerant
- palaver
- prance
- ruffle
- sashay
- strut
- stylish
- swaggerer
- swaggie
- swagman
- swash
- sweet-talk
- tittup
- walk
- wheedle
Words related to "comport"
- acquit
- act
- act as
- act involuntarily
- act reflexively
- assert
- assert oneself
- backslap
- bear
- behave
- bend over backwards
- bluster
- break down
- bungle
- carry
- comportment
- conduct
- dally
- dawdle
- deal
- deport
- dissemble
- do
- fall over backwards
- fluster
- follow
- footle
- freeze
- frivol
- hold
- hugger mugger
- jest
- joke
- loosen up
- lose it
- make
- make as if
- menace
- move
- optimise
- optimize
- piffle
- play
- pose
- posture
- presume
- pretend
- puff up
- put forward
- quack
- rage
- ramp
- relax
- remember oneself
- romanticize
- sauce
- sentimentalise
- sentimentalize
- sentimentise
- sentimentize
- snap
- spaz
- stooge
- storm
- swagger
- swash
- swell
- thug
- toy
- trifle
- vulgarise
- vulgarize
- walk
- walk around
- wanton
- wildin'
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