OSTENTATION Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word ostentation. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for OSTENTATION
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| pageantry | nounn | |||||
noun • a rich and spectacular ceremony • an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes | ||||||
| pomp | nounn | |||||
noun • cheap or pretentious or vain display • ceremonial elegance and splendor | ||||||
| showiness | nounn | |||||
noun • extravagant elaborateness | ||||||
| affectation | nounn | |||||
noun • a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display | ||||||
| braggadocio | nounn | |||||
noun • vain and empty boasting | ||||||
| display | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • something intended to communicate a particular impression • something shown to the public • a visual representation of something • behavior that makes your feelings public • exhibiting openly in public view • an electronic device that represents information in visual form verb • to show, make visible or apparent • attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals | ||||||
| exhibitionism | nounn | |||||
noun • extravagant and conspicuous behavior intended to attract attention to yourself • the perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals | ||||||
| extravagance | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth • the trait of spending extravagantly • the activity of excessive spending | ||||||
| flamboyance | nounn | |||||
noun • extravagant elaborateness | ||||||
| flashiness | nounn | |||||
noun • tasteless showiness | ||||||
| grandiloquence | nounn | |||||
noun • high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation | ||||||
| grandiosity | nounn | |||||
noun • high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation | ||||||
| pretension | nounn | |||||
noun • a false or unsupportable quality • the advancing of a claim • the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) | ||||||
| self-importance | nounn | |||||
noun • an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others • an exaggerated opinion of your own importance | ||||||
| vainglory | nounn | |||||
noun • outspoken conceit | ||||||
| vanity | nounn | |||||
noun • feelings of excessive pride • the quality of being valueless or futile • the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride • low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup | ||||||
| pompousness | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity | ||||||
| boasting | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • speaking of yourself in superlatives | ||||||
| fanfare | nounn | |||||
noun • a gaudy outward display • (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments | ||||||
| flash | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a sudden intense burst of radiant energy • a momentary brightness • a short vivid experience • a sudden brilliant understanding • a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) • a gaudy outward display • a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate • a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story • a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification • a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph adjective satellite • tastelessly showy verb • gleam or glow intermittently • appear briefly • display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously • make known or cause to appear with great speed • run or move very quickly or hastily • expose or show briefly • protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal • emit a brief burst of light | ||||||