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ostentatious
adjective
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How to pronounce ostentatious:

Definition of ostentatious:

ostentatious (adjective):
tending to boast
intended to attract notice and impress others.
attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness overly elaborate or conspicuous characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation

Synonyms for ostentatious:

arty-farty
bling
boastful
brash
conspicuous
crass
dashing
excessive
extravagant
fancy
flamboyant
flaring
flash
flashy
flaunted
flaunting
flaunty
garish
gaudy
glitzy
grandiose
high-flown
highfalutin
inflated
loud
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Antonyms for ostentatious:

accepting
amusing
authentic
average
benevolent
calm
cheap
classical
colorless
colourless
comedic
conservative
conventional
demure
discreet
down to earth
downbeat
drab
dreary
dull
economical
egoless
elegant
fair
friendly
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