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ostentatious
adjective as in flashy, showy
Strongest matches
classy, conspicuous, extravagant, flamboyant, garish, gaudy, glittery, jaunty, splashy, swank
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Example Sentences
It's the only song that really leans into the showgirl concept, with a percussive tap-dancing interlude and ostentatious key changes, as the stars trade lines about their cut-throat industry.
It's an anarchic song, full of two-bar guitar solos and ostentatious drum fills.
The profile described a man in the fullness of middle age, harvesting the benefits he had earned, drinking the best wines and single-malt scotch, driving appropriately luxurious but not ostentatious vehicles.
"It's simple elegance, not too ostentatious," she said.
There’s a mercenary quality to the more ostentatious looks; they please crowds or pacify them for long enough to compel closer listening to the intricacies of her music.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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