Synonyms of affectedness

affectedness

noun

as in affectation

the quality or state of appearing or trying to appear more important or more valuable than is the case

bowed and sat down at the piano with a degree of affectedness that was laughable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• affectation
• arrogance
• pretension
• vanity
• disdain
• pretense
• superiority
• inflation
• grandiosity
• pride
• confidence
• pretentiousness
• imperiousness
• vainness
• hauteur
• complacency
• smugness
• superciliousness
• snobbishness
• haughtiness
• lordliness
• bumptiousness
• snobbery
• self-satisfaction
• vainglory
• egotism
• presumptuousness
• self-assurance
• pompousness
• aggressiveness
• presumption
• rudeness
• vaingloriousness
• self-aggrandizement
• self-assertion
• boastfulness
• self-confidence
• sureness
• boldness
• conceit
• self-conceit
• self-importance
• assertiveness
• forwardness
• audaciousness
• self-glorification
• cockiness
• self-consequence
• impudence
• cheekiness
• insolence
• flamboyance
• braggadocio
• gaudiness
• grandiloquence
• brassiness
• garishness
• ostentation
• ostentatiousness
• self-assumption
• mummery
• showiness
• glitz
• flashiness
• show

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• humility
• modesty
• meekness
• demureness
• humbleness
• lowliness
• diffidence
• timidity
• bashfulness
• shyness
• sincerity
• down-to-earthness
• naturalness