Stilted Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Stilted

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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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
Stiffly ceremonious:
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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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buckram
Of or like buckram
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starchy
Stiffened with starch.
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wooden
(Figuratively) As if made of wood, moving awkwardly, unmoving.
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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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contrived
Obviously planned or calculated; not spontaneous or natural; labored:
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hokey
Mawkishly sentimental; corny.
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Antonyms for Stilted

effortless
Without effort.
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natural
That exists and evolved within the confines of an ecosystem.
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spontaneous
Acting in accordance with or resulting from a natural feeling, impulse, or tendency, without any constraint, effort, or premeditation
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true
(Logic) Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.
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honest
Marked by or displaying integrity; upright:
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genuine
Actually possessing the alleged or apparent attribute or character:
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Words Related to Stilted

prim
The definition of prim is a proper, precise and formal person.
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flexible
Capable of being changed or adjusted to meet particular or varied needs:
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cliched
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laboured
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Stilted Sentence Examples

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

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

  • Of New Kingdom tales, the story of the Two Brothers is frankly in the simplest speech of everyday life, while others are more stilted.

  • We have sought to avoid archaism, jargon, and all that is either stilted or slipshod.

  • Some of his language is a bit stilted at times, and there are some places where his precise meaning isn't clear.

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