Flamboyance and Understatement

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Flamboyance noun - Excessive or unnecessary display.

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

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Understatement is an antonym for flamboyance.

Understatement noun - A statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said.

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Flamboyance is an antonym for understatement.

Nearby Words: understated, understate, understating

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Understatement and Flamboyance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/flamboyance/understatement

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