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Definition of ostentatious : Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful.

Synonyms:

in poor taste, kitsch, flaunty, conspicuous, tasteless, splurgy, plain

flourishing, grandiose, flagrant, snazzy, flashy, garish, boastful, jaunty, exhibitionistic, vain, affected, fussy, dashing, dramatic, splashy, rakish, forced, stilted, grandiloquent, ornate, formal, pompous, gaudy, blatant, flaunting, flamboyant, sensational, shameless, opulent, histrionic, showy

egoistic, high-handed, cocky, preening, proud, hoity-toity, crowing, high-and-mighty, smug, conceited, grand, huffy, self-glorying, confident, narcissistic, swellheaded, condescending, assured, haughty

deceitful, egotistic, overdone, false, fake, fraudulent, bogus, impersonating, imposture, stagy, unnatural, la-di-da, facade, pretentious, mannered, forged, synthetic, ersatz, masquerading, posing, stiff, studied, theatrical, mock, artificial, imitation, counterfeit

Usage examples:

• On the way he gave me benevolent advice as to my conduct with the countess; he described her as mean, vain, and suspicious; but though mean, she was ostentatious, her vanity was transparent, and her mistrust good- humored. - "The Magic Skin", Honore de Balzac.
• With ostentatious deliberation Mrs. Bays folded her knitting and placed it on the floor beside her; took off her spectacles, put them in the case, and put the case in her pocket. - "A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties", Charles Major.
• They are not wanting in a certain ostentatious and theatrical liberality. - "The Roman Question", Edmond About.