Stilted synonyms

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pompous
The definition of pompous is someone who has excessive self-esteem.
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affected
Affected is defined as a situation when something impacts you or is something that was directed towards you and resulted in some emotional or other change in you.
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decorous
The definition of decorous is something done properly and with good taste.
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egotistic (related)
Egoistic.
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prim (related)
The definition of prim is a proper, precise and formal person.
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awkward
Marked by or causing embarrassment or discomfort:
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bombastic
High-sounding but with little meaning.
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flowery
Covered or decorated with flowers
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formal
Having the outward appearance but lacking in substance:
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grandiloquent
Using high-flown, pompous, bombastic words and expressions
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grandiose
Seeming or trying to seem very important; pompous and showy
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highflown
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stiff
Of a person, formal in behavior, unrelaxed.
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stuffy
(Informal) Dull or stodgy; not interesting or stimulating
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unnatural
Not included in nature; artificial:
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wooden
Clumsy and awkward; ungainly.
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effortless (antonym)
Without effort.
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natural (antonym)
That exists and evolved within the confines of an ecosystem.
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spontaneous (antonym)
Acting in accordance with or resulting from a natural feeling, impulse, or tendency, without any constraint, effort, or premeditation
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true (antonym)
(Logic) Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.
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honest (antonym)
Marked by or displaying integrity; upright:
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genuine (antonym)
Actually possessing the alleged or apparent attribute or character:
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buckram
Of or like buckram
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starchy
Stiffened with starch.
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flexible (related)
Capable of being changed or adjusted to meet particular or varied needs:
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contrived
Obviously planned or calculated; not spontaneous or natural; labored:
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hokey
Mawkishly sentimental; corny.
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disjointed (related)
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cliched (related)
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melodramatic (related)
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laboured (related)
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mannered (related)
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overwrought (related)
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uninspired (related)
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Find another word for stilted. In this page you can discover 35 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for stilted, like: pompous, affected, decorous, egotistic, prim, artificial, awkward, bombastic, flowery, formal and grandiloquent.
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Stilted Sentence Examples

  • stilted conversation in the car.

  • It's very romantic, even if the language is a bit stilted.

  • First of all you've got your movement, which initially seems a little stilted on the ground.

  • Logan had seemed off in hindsight, his gestures unnatural and his talk stilted.

  • Friends and strangers alike acted out their stilted scenes before dropping onto the page as words again.

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