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Synonyms for ostentation
noun exhibitionism, flashiness- affectation
- array
- boast
- boasting
- brag
- braggadocio
- bragging
- bravado
- demonstration
- display
- exhibition
- flamboyance
- flash
- flourish
- fuss
- garishness
- magnificence
- pageant
- pageantry
- parade
- pomp
- pomposity
- pompousness
- pretending
- pretension
- pretentiousness
- put-on
- shine
- show
- showiness
- spectacle
- splendor
- splurge
- swagger
- swank
- vainglory
- vaunt
- false front
- flaunting
- grandstand play
- parading
- showing off
- showoff
- swaggering
- vaunting
- window-dressing
Antonyms for ostentation
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arrogance
noun. exaggerated self-opinion
- airs
- aloofness
- audacity
- bluster
- braggadocio
- brass
- cheek
- chutzpah
- conceit
- conceitedness
- contemptuousness
- crust
- disdain
- disdainfulness
- ego
- egotism
- gall
- haughtiness
- hauteur
- high-handedness
- hubris
- imperiousness
- insolence
- loftiness
- nerve
- ostentation
- overbearance
- pomposity
- pompousness
- presumption
- pretension
- pretentiousness
- pride
- priggishness
- scornfulness
- self-importance
- self-love
- smugness
- superciliousness
- swagger
- vanity
display
noun. public showing; spectacle
- act
- affectation
- arrangement
- array
- arrayal
- blaze
- bravura
- dash
- demonstration
- example
- exhibit
- exhibition
- expo
- exposition
- exposure
- fanfare
- flourish
- for show
- frame-up
- frippery
- front
- grandstand play
- layout
- manifestation
- ostentation
- ostentatiousness
- pageant
- panorama
- parade
- pedantry
- pomp
- presentation
- pretension
- pretentiousness
- revelation
- sample
- scheme
- shine
- showboat
- splash
- splendor
- splurge
- spread
- unfolding
- vanity
displays
noun. public showing; spectacle
- act
- affectation
- arrangement
- array
- arrayal
- blaze
- bravura
- dash
- demonstration
- example
- exhibit
- exhibition
- expo
- exposition
- exposure
- fanfare
- flourish
- for show
- frame-up
- frippery
- front
- grandstand play
- layout
- manifestation
- ostentation
- ostentatiousness
- pageant
- panorama
- parade
- pedantry
- pomp
- presentation
- pretension
- pretentiousness
- revelation
- sample
- scheme
- shine
- showboat
- splash
- splendor
- splurge
- spread
- unfolding
- vanity
egoism
noun. self-centeredness
- arrogance
- assurance
- boastfulness
- boasting
- bragging
- conceit
- conceitedness
- egocentricity
- egomania
- egotism
- gasconade
- haughtiness
- insolence
- megalomania
- narcissism
- ostentation
- overconfidence
- presumption
- pride
- self-absorption
- self-admiration
- self-confidence
- self-importance
- self-interest
- self-love
- self-possession
- self-regard
- self-worship
- selfishness
- superiority
- swellheadedness
- vainglory
- vanity
- vaunting
egoism/egotism
noun. self-centeredness
- arrogance
- assurance
- boastfulness
- boasting
- bragging
- conceit
- conceitedness
- egocentricity
- egomania
- gasconade
- haughtiness
- insolence
- megalomania
- narcissism
- ostentation
- overconfidence
- preoccupation with self
- presumption
- pride
- self-absorption
- self-admiration
- self-confidence
- self-importance
- self-interest
- self-love
- self-possession
- self-regard
- self-worship
- selfishness
- superiority
- swellheadedness
- vainglory
- vanity
- vaunting
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.