Ostentatious
Ostentatious adjective - Self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance.
Usage example: an ostentatious man who desperately wants to impress people with his newly acquired wealth
Self-aggrandizing and ostentatious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-aggrandizing" instead an adjective "Ostentatious".
Nearby Words: ostentation, ostentatiously
Self-aggrandizing
Self-aggrandizing adjective - Of or relating to or characteristic of self-aggrandizement.
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Synonyms for Self-aggrandizing
Ostentatious and self-aggrandizing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ostentatious" instead an adjective phrase "Self-aggrandizing".
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Related pairs
- affected and ostentatious
- affected and self-aggrandizing
- lofty and ostentatious
- lofty and self-aggrandizing
- overbearing and ostentatious
- overbearing and self-aggrandizing
- haughty and ostentatious
- haughty and self-aggrandizing
- pretentious and ostentatious
- pretentious and self-aggrandizing
- bombastic and ostentatious
- bombastic and self-aggrandizing
- grandiose and ostentatious
- grandiose and self-aggrandizing
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