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ostentatious
os·ten·ta·tious O0141600 (ŏs′tĕn-tā′shəs, -tən-)adj. Characterized by or given to ostentation. See Synonyms at showy. os′ten·ta′tious·ly adv.ostentatious (ˌɒstɛnˈteɪʃəs) adjcharacterized by pretentious, showy, or vulgar display ˌostenˈtatiously advos•ten•ta•tious (ˌɒs tɛnˈteɪ ʃəs, -tən-) adj. 1. characterized by pretentious show in an attempt to impress others. 2. intended to attract notice: ostentatious charity. [1650–60] os`ten•ta′tious•ly, adv. os`ten•ta′tious•ness, n. syn: See grandiose. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | ostentatious - intended to attract notice and impress others; "an ostentatious sable coat"pretentiousunostentatious, unpretending, unpretentious - not ostentatious; "his unostentatious office"; "unostentatious elegance" | | 2. | ostentatious - (of a display) tawdry or vulgarpretentioustasteless - lacking aesthetic or social taste |
ostentatiousadjective pretentious, extravagant, flamboyant, flash (informal), loud, dashing, inflated, conspicuous, vulgar, brash, high-flown, flashy, pompous, flaunted, flaunting, grandiose, crass, gaudy, showy, swanky (informal), snobbish, puffed up, specious, boastful, obtrusive, highfalutin (informal), arty-farty (informal), magniloquent the ostentatious lifestyle of the nouveau riche simple, conservative, reserved, plain, modest, low-key, sombre, inconspicuousostentatiousadjectiveMarked by outward, often extravagant display:flamboyant, pretentious, showy, splashy, splurgy.Translationsostentatious (ostenˈteiʃəs) adjective behaving, done etc in such a way as to be seen by other people and to impress them. Their style of living is very ostentatious. 誇耀的,賣弄的 夸耀的,卖弄的 ˌostenˈtation noun 賣弄 卖弄ˌostenˈtatiousness noun 賣弄 夸张ˌostenˈtatiously adverb 賣弄地 卖弄地
ostentatious
Synonyms for ostentatiousadj pretentiousSynonyms- pretentious
- extravagant
- flamboyant
- flash
- loud
- dashing
- inflated
- conspicuous
- vulgar
- brash
- high-flown
- flashy
- pompous
- flaunted
- flaunting
- grandiose
- crass
- gaudy
- showy
- swanky
- snobbish
- puffed up
- specious
- boastful
- obtrusive
- highfalutin
- arty-farty
- magniloquent
Antonyms- simple
- conservative
- reserved
- plain
- modest
- low-key
- sombre
- inconspicuous
Synonyms for ostentatiousadj marked by outward, often extravagant displaySynonyms- flamboyant
- pretentious
- showy
- splashy
- splurgy
Synonyms for ostentatiousadj intended to attract notice and impress othersSynonymsAntonyms- unostentatious
- unpretending
- unpretentious
adj (of a display) tawdry or vulgarSynonymsRelated Words |