Entry Word: ostentation

Function: noun

Meaning: excessive or unnecessary display <the sheer ostentation of the rock star's mansion was overwhelming>

Synonyms flamboyance, flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, glitz, ostentatiousness, pretentiousness, showiness, swank

Related Words extravaganza, pageant, parade, show; dazzle, pageantry, spectacle; adornment, decoration, dressing, embellishment, garnishment, ornamentation, trimming; extravagance, fanciness, luxuriousness, opulence, richness, sumptuousness; loudness, luridness; meretriciousness, tawdriness, vulgarity

Near Antonyms conservativeness, moderation, modesty, restraint, simplicity, understatement; elegance, gracefulness, tastefulness

Antonyms austerity, plainness, severity