The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BOASTED which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2011.
Forwent modesty crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BOASTED | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Forwent modesty
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- stay
- turn
- spent
- tore
- abstain
- diet
- dispense
- dispense with
- do without
- dub
- elope
- eschew
Crossword Answer definitions
BOASTED verb- To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.
- To speak of with pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to self-commendation; to extol.
- To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to exult.
- To play a boast shot.
- To possess something special.
- To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.
- (sculpting) To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required.
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