ostentation synonyms

ostentation

n.

  1. The quality of being ostentatious

    exhibitionism, showiness, pomp, pompousness, pomposity, parading, bravado, vaunting, magnificence, pageant, pageantry, splendor, spectacle, flourish, flamboyance, garishness, array, demonstration, pretending, boasting, bragging, swaggering, vainglory, braggartism; see also pretense 1.

    Antonyms reserve*, diffidence*, timidity. *

  2. Ostentatious conduct

    show, display, brag, boast, vaunt, swagger, flourish, parade, fuss, exhibition, braggadocio, pretension; see also display 2, vanity 1.

    Antonyms reserve*, modest behavior, quiet.

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