Flash
Flash noun - Excessive or unnecessary display.
Usage example: the expensive clothes, the luxury cars, and other apparent signs of success are all flash that belie the fact that the family is up to its ears in debt
Pretentiousness and flash are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pretentiousness" instead a noun "Flash".
Pretentiousness
Pretentiousness noun - Excessive or unnecessary display.
Usage example: the sheer pretentiousness of the debutante's wedding
Flash and pretentiousness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flash" instead a noun "Pretentiousness".
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Pretentiousness and Flash. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/flash/pretentiousness
Flash & Pretentiousness. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/flash/pretentiousness>.
Pretentiousness or Flash. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/flash/pretentiousness.
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