ostentatious

The word “ostentatious” has 4 syllables: os-ten-ta-tious

It's pronounced as /ˌɑː.stɛnˈteɪ.ʃəs/

What is synonym and antonym for ostentatious?

In the thesaurus, “ostentatious” has 123 synonyms and 38 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for ostentatious along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for ostentatious

affected
aggressive
airy
arrogant
assertive
audacious
baroque
bedizened
blaring
boastful
bold
braggart
bragging
brassy
bright
bumptious
cavalier
cheeky
cocky
complacent
conceited
confident
disdainful
egoistic
egoistical
egotistic
egotistical
excessive
extravagant
fancy
flamboyant
flaring
flashy
flaunting
florid
forward
fulsome
garish
gaudy
glaring
glittery
glitzy
graceless
grandiloquent
grandiose
hammy
haughty
hifalutin
high-and-mighty
high-flown
high-handed
high-hat
high-minded
high-sounding
high-toned
highfalutin
hoity-toity
imperious
important
impudent
inelegant
insolent
la-de-da
la-di-da
lah-de-dah
lah-dee-dah
lah-di-dah
lordly
loud
lurid
noisy
ornate
over-the-top
overbright
overdone
overweening
overwrought
pompous
presumptuous
pretentious
prideful
proud
razzle-dazzle
rude
self-aggrandizing
self-asserting
self-assertive
self-assured
self-centered
self-complacent
self-conceited
self-confident
self-dramatizing
self-glorifying
self-important
self-obsessed
self-pleased
self-promoting
self-satisfied
sententious
showy
smug
snazzy
snippy
snobbish
snobby
spectacular
splashy
stuck-up
supercilious
superior
sure
swank
swanky
tacky
tasteless
tawdry
tinselly
uppity
vain
vainglorious
vulgar
zooty

Antonyms for ostentatious

appropriate
bashful
conservative
demure
diffident
down-to-earth
elegant
fitting
graceful
homely
humble
inconspicuous
lowly
meek
modest
mousey
mousy
muted
overmodest
passive
plain
proper
quiet
reserved
restrained
retiring
shy
simple
subdued
tasteful
timid
unassertive
unassuming
understated
unflamboyant
unflashy
unobtrusive
unpretentious

Meanings of ostentatious

adjective
1. Of ostentation.
2. Intended to attract notice.
3. Of tawdry display; kitsch.

Example Sentences

He wore an ostentatious gold watch that drew everyone’s attention.
The hotel lobby was decorated in an ostentatious style, with crystal chandeliers and velvet drapes.
Her ostentatious display of wealth made her seem arrogant.
They arrived in an ostentatious limousine, turning heads wherever they went.
The mansion’s ostentatious design reflected more vanity than taste.

On this page you'll find 161 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ostentatious, such as: affected, aggressive, airy, appropriate, arrogant, assertive, audacious.

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