vaunted

[vawn-tid, vahn-]

adjective

1. praised boastfully or excessively.

   the vaunted beauties of Paris.

Other Word Forms

• self-vaunted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vaunted¹

First recorded in 1625–35; vaunt + -ed ²

Example Sentences

It turns out stocks can still rise without the vaunted artificial intelligence trade.

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If that happens, the vaunted independence of the Fed is gone.

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Fed leaders have tried to bind U.S. banks to a complicated, vaunted set of rules in the name of global regulatory convergence.

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Wimbledon were known for their various antics during the Crazy Gang era of the 1980s, finding all sorts of ways to try to intimidate more vaunted opposition.

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Israeli officials say that even once the Gaza war comes to end, the Houthis are expected to remain a significant challenge and a new focus for the country’s vaunted intelligence apparatus.

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