Affected
Affected adjective - Self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance.
Usage example: with her pinkie extended, the four-year-old held her tiny teacup in that affected manner that some women have
Boastful and affected are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Boastful" instead an adjective "Affected".
Boastful
Boastful adjective - Exhibiting self-importance.
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Synonyms for Boastful
Affected and boastful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affected" instead an adjective "Boastful".
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Related pairs
- ornate and affected
- ornate and boastful
- showy and affected
- showy and boastful
- flashy and affected
- flashy and boastful
- ostentatious and affected
- ostentatious and boastful
- self-important and affected
- self-important and boastful
- haughty and affected
- haughty and boastful
- pretentious and affected
- pretentious and boastful
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