OSTENTATIONS Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word ostentations. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the word ostentations. (close relations)

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	exhibitionistic				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • compulsively attracting attention to yourself especially by public exposure or exaggerated behavior
	extravagant				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings • recklessly wasteful
	flamboyant				adjectiveadj
	noun • showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana adjective satellite • marked by ostentation but often tasteless • elaborately or excessively ornamented
	flashy				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • tastelessly showy • (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
	gaudy				adjectiveadj
	noun • (Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held at a college adjective satellite • tastelessly showy • (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
	grandiose				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval • affectedly genteel; to carry an air of affected importance; to be snobbish and haughty
	pompous				adjectiveadj
	adjective • characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display adjective satellite • puffed up with vanity
	pretentious				adjectiveadj
	adjective • making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction • intended to attract notice and impress others adjective satellite • (of a display) tawdry or vulgar
	showy				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • marked by ostentation but often tasteless • displaying brilliance and virtuosity • (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display • superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense
	theatrical				adjectiveadj
	adjective • of or relating to the theater • suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater noun • a performance of a play
	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
	inflation				nounn
	noun • a general and progressive increase in prices • (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • the act of filling something with air
	ostentatiousness				nounn
	noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
	pomposity				nounn
	noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
	pompousness				nounn
	noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
	pretentiousness				nounn
	noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
	puffiness				nounn
	noun • an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
	splashiness				nounn
	noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

Best Hypernyms For OSTENTATIONS

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