Ostentation synonyms
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The quality or condition of being showy
The quality of being pompous
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
Empty show; flashy display.
Vain, ostentatious display:
The quality of being flashy
(Psychol.) A tendency to expose parts of the body that are conventionally concealed, esp. in seeking sexual stimulation or gratification
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Dignified or magnificent display; splendor:
The quality of being pompous; ostentation; self-importance
The quality of being ostentatious
The definition of magnificence is splendor and lavishness.
Magnificent appearance or display; grandeur.
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An exciting exhibition, performance or event.
The definition of a flourish is a waving movement, or an extra decoration.
A group of flamingos
The quality of being garish.
Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle.
An event at which something will be demonstrated.
The act of imagining; make-believe
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The act of one who brags.
Boastful, blustering behaviour.
braggartism
The thing which is boasted of.
The act of one who boasts
The ground where a military display is held, or where troops are drilled.
A state of excessive and unwarranted concern over an unimportant matter:
The definition of an exhibition is a large public showing or display of art, products or athletic skills.
Vain, noisy boasting or bragging
Pretension is defined as a reason for something or a claim to something, or is something done to impress others.
reserve (antonym)
A reservation of public land:
diffidence (antonym)
The quality or state of being diffident; timidity or shyness.
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modest behavior (antonym)
Ostentatious conduct
quiet (antonym)
The absence of movement; stillness, tranquility
pretense (related)
A professed but feigned reason or excuse; a pretext:
display (related)
The definition of a display is an exhibition or a show of something.
vanity (related)
Vanity is the quality of having too much pride one's appearance or accomplishments or a bathroom cabinet that has a mirror and a sink.
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Ostentatious conduct
Ostentatious conduct
A mark or stain made from a small amount a liquid
reservation (antonym)
An arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance.
modesty (antonym)
Reserve or propriety in speech, dress, or behavior:
unpretentiousness (antonym)
The state or condition of being unpretentious.
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The state or condition of being grandiose.
The state of being grandiose (pompous or pretentious).
The quality of being pretentious.
plain (related)
(Rare, poetic) A lamentation.
The property or characteristic of being ostentatious.
Condition resulting from this, characterized by a general increase in price levels, specif. an excessive or persistent increase, leading to a decline in purchasing power
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(Music) A loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets.
A device, such as a flashbulb, flashgun, or flash lamp, used to produce such illumination.
affectation (related)
extravagance (related)
self-indulgence (related)
vulgarity (related)
prodigality (related)
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meanness (related)
condescension (related)
(Historical) An individual scene in a medieval mystery play
A display; a manifestation:
The property of being splashy.
Find another word for ostentation. In this page you can discover 68 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for ostentation, like: showiness, pompousness, vaunt, pageantry, vainglory, flashiness, exhibitionism, pomp, pomposity, parading and bravado.