MANNERED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

mannered

adjective

Definition of mannered

as in exaggerated

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Recent Examples of mannered The dirt infield was a muddy quagmire, which drew the ire of the typically mild-mannered Bart Starr, then head coach of the Packers. — Jim Reineking, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 Setting the film on the Canadian frontier rather than the American sets it apart from its peers, and the more languid pacing and character-driven plotting continue to distinguish it as a mannered classic. — David Faris, TheWeek, 21 Aug. 2026 Khalil is unfailingly polite, in a way that can come across as mannered, almost aloof. — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 Her mother, meanwhile, is backed up by her second husband (Kwon), a mild-mannered documentary filmmaker whose profession gives his wife yet more ammunition in her smiling disparagement of Sanghee. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mannered

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Adjective

Dress them up or down, the exaggerated silhouette still makes a statement.

— Alex Sales, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2026
Without a doubt, worries about the Texans’ D are exaggerated.

— Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of exaggerated

Adjective

Jerry could easily be a caricature of a pretentious artiste stuck overseeing anonymous regional theater productions.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
Breaking down the song of the summer debate Music reviewers on social media are, more often than not, pretentious snobs who take themselves too seriously, but Mic The Snare is a welcome change of pace.

— Moises Mendez II, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of pretentious

Adjective

Although garden mums are considered hardy to Zone 5, breeders have developed fall mums with big mounds of showy flowers that may not be as cold-hardy as in the past.

— Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2026
Alliums Many people are surprised to find out that our good old culinary onion (Allium cepa) has a tremendous number of very showy cousins that are grown as ornamental bulbs.

— Paul Cappeillo, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of showy

Adjective

Generated by an internal large language model (LLM), OpenAI’s proof relies on an approach that many experts find unnatural.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2026
Some deepfakes still have telltale flaws such as unnatural facial movements, lip-sync glitches, robotic speech or awkward pauses — but the technology is rapidly improving, a spokesperson for the organization said.

— Emily Elconin for CNN, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of unnatural

Adjective

Medical prior authorization, one of the most studied examples, is still processed electronically only about 40% of the time, despite two decades of automation investment aimed squarely at fixing it.

— Abhinav Shashank, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Who better to help launch that activation than Robbie, one of the most studied red carpet figures in the world?

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of studied

Adjective

While the intentions may be good, these little dumbshow wanderings feel rather stiff and self-conscious.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
The term seems to imply a mastery of all the resources of a form, displayed in a surprising context without self-conscious artfulness.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of self-conscious

Adjective

The sports-and-culture pundits of Los Angeles and New York marveled with shock and puzzlement at how such a flamboyant character could be so embraced by the hardscrabble, blue-collar, industrial Midwestern fanbase of the Bulls.

— Will Kamin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Andreas brings him to a rich guy’s place, where Luca catches the eye of a flamboyant coke-snorting crossdresser whose affect radiates malevolence.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of flamboyant

Adjective

None of this is that serious, but the truth is, Rams haters existed even before this ostentatious offseason.

— Michael Silver, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Every material has been selected to age gracefully, while subtle craftsmanship and tactile finishes ensure that interiors are refined without ever feeling ostentatious.

— Nick Scott, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of ostentatious

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