ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsOostentatious
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ostentatious
Meaning: showy in a vulgar way
ostentatious in a sentence
How ostentatious is used in real sentences:
He drove an ostentatious gold sports car.
He drove an ostentatious gold sports car.
“Nearby, a decorator crab wore an ostentatious load of orange sponge and shining shell chips, attracting attention even against the colorful colony.”
— from the passage A Basin Between Tides
Synonyms for ostentatious
Other words for ostentatious — flashy, showy and pretentious — carry the same meaning.
- flashy
- showy
- pretentious
Antonyms of ostentatious
Words that mean the opposite of ostentatious:
- modest
- understated
Where it comes from
From Latin ostentare 'to display'
Memory hook
OSTENTATIOUS — TENT-tatious display.
Practice ostentatious in the app