ostentatious

Meaning

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

Synonyms

showy

pretentious

pompous

gaudy

flamboyant

show off

big

flashy

grand

sporty

exaggerated

vain

vainglorious

meretricious

openhanded

haughty

garish

lavish

affected

grandiose

grandstand

highfalutin

highfaluting

insolent

kitsch

loud

magnanimous

magnify

ostentation

outstanding

outward

overbearing

overblown

overdone

overstate

overweening

puffed up

put on airs

sanctimonious

scornful

splashy

spoiled

strut

stuck-up

swanky

tacky

tinhorn

tinsel

trumpery

uppity

Translations

pomposo

ostentatoire

επιδεικτικός

ostentato

prétentieux

ostentoso

ostentativ

prahlerisch

ostentativo

ostentós

protzig

presumido

demonstrativ

prätentiös

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɒs.tɛnˈteɪ.ʃəs/

Etymology

Originated 1590; from Latin ostentātus + -ious.