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Synonyms for ostentation

Noun

1. ostentation, fanfare, display
usage: a showy outward display
2. ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, splashiness, inflation, inelegance
usage: lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
3. ostentation, pretentiousness, pretension
usage: pretentious or showy or vulgar display
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