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Definitions

put on airs

ADJECTIVE
distant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrogant cold remote
WEAK
ceremonious cool formal haughty insociable laid back modest offish on ice proud reserved restrained reticent retiring shy solitary standoff standoffish stiff stuck-up unapproachable uncompanionable unconcerned unfriendly unsociable uppity withdrawn
Antonyms
STRONGEST
friendly warm
WEAK
adjacent close kind near nearby neighboring sympathetic
VERB
grandstand
Synonyms
STRONGEST
show off
STRONG
parade prance showboat strut swagger
WEAK
be ostentatious be vain flaunt it hotdog play to the crowd
VERB
play-act
Synonyms
WEAK
act assume the role counterfeit dissemble fake feign imagine imitate impersonate make as if make believe make out like make up masquerade mimic play portray pose purport put on put on a front put on an act represent reproduce sham simulate suppose
VERB
pose
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affect
STRONG
act attitudinize feign grandstand impersonate masquerade peacock playact posture profess purport sham
WEAK
make believe make out like pass off put up a front show off strike an attitude take off as
Antonyms
WEAK
be genuine go move withhold
VERB
posture
Synonyms
STRONG
affect attitudinize display fake masquerade playact pose
WEAK
do a bit do for effect fake it make a show pass for pass off put up a front show off
Antonyms
STRONG
withhold
WEAK
be truthful
VERB
pretend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
imitate impersonate purport suppose
STRONG
act imagine masquerade mimic play playact portray pose represent reproduce
WEAK
assume the role make as if make believe make out like make up put on a front put on an act
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be original differ oppose reverse
STRONG
stop
WEAK
be honest tell the truth
VERB
strut
Synonyms
STRONGEST
prance sashay stalk stride swagger
STRONG
flaunt flounce grandstand mince parade peacock swank sweep
WEAK
play to audience show off
Antonyms
STRONG
conceal hide
VERB
swagger
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bluster gloat prance sashay saunter strut
STRONG
boast brag brandish bully flourish gasconade grandstand hector lord parade peacock pontificate swank sweep swell
WEAK
look big parade one's wares play to the crowd put on swashbuckle
Antonyms
STRONG
be modest deprecate
VERB
swank
Synonyms
STRONG
flaunt flounce grandstand mince parade peacock prance sashay stalk stride swagger swash sweep
WEAK
play to audience show off
Antonyms
STRONG
conceal hide
VERB
swash
Synonyms
STRONG
flaunt flounce grandstand mince parade peacock prance sashay stalk stride swagger swank sweep
WEAK
play to audience show off
Antonyms
STRONG
conceal hide

Example Sentences

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For all his crowing about his money and showing off, he really didn’t put on airs.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025

Zaluzhny was already known as an ambitious and modern commander, but also an unpretentious man who liked to joke with his subordinates and didn't put on airs.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2023

Mr. Silvestri, who once waited on Ms. Turner, said she did not put on airs.

From New York Times • May 25, 2023

Sometimes you get intimidated by people because of their intellect, but she never put on airs.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2022

They didn’t trust people who put on airs.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.