vaunted

[ vawn-tid, vahn- ]

adjective

1. praised boastfully or excessively:

   the vaunted beauties of Paris.

Other Words From

• self-vaunted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vaunted¹

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

Example Sentences

Agalegans say they are barred from a new Indian-built hospital, even though a Mauritius government press release vaunted its operating theatres, X-ray machines and dentistry equipment.

From BBC

“Rufus-Retro-Wainwright-Spective” will offer a crash course in a critically vaunted musician who has a passionate cult following — including many Hollywood stars — but who has always been a little hard to pin down.

From Los Angeles Times

“At some point, reality needs to set in. Instead, we have the vaunted so-called Federalist Society and originalist judges acting as a Praetorian Guard for this post-constitutional structure.”

From Salon

Their stories shouldn’t be overlooked or flattened but vaunted and appreciated for just how revolutionary they are.

From Los Angeles Times

It involved a Hezbollah drone that managed to evade Israel’s vaunted air-defense system and plow into a mess hall at the base.

From Los Angeles Times