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flamboyance

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Synonyms & Antonyms of flamboyance

excessive or unnecessary display

the campy flamboyance of her costume almost guaranteed she'd win the masquerade pageant

Synonyms for flamboyance

flash,
flashiness,
garishness,
gaudiness,
glitz,
ostentation,
ostentatiousness,
pretentiousness,
showiness,
swank

Words Related to flamboyance

pretense
(or pretence)

éclat,
extravaganza,
mummery,
pageant,
parade,
show

dazzle,
fanfare,
foofaraw,
pageantry,
pomp,
razzle-dazzle,
razzmatazz,
spectacle

adornment,
decoration,
dressing,
embellishment,
garnishment,
ornamentation,
trimming

extravagance,
fanciness,
luxuriance,
luxuriousness,
magnificence,
opulence,
richness,
sumptuousness

luridness

meretriciousness,
tawdriness,
vulgarity

Near Antonyms for flamboyance

conservativeness,
moderation,
modesty,
restraint,
simplicity,
understatement

elegance,
gracefulness,
tastefulness

minimalism

Antonyms for flamboyance

austerity,
plainness,
severity

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The first known use of flamboyance was in 1891

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