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| Main Entry: |
ostentatiously
 [os-ten-tey-shuhs, -tuhn-] 
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| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | blatantly |
| Synonyms: | egotistically, pompously, pretentiously, proudly, showily |
| Notes: | ostensibly means from appearances alone or in a manner that is declared or pretended, while ostentatiously means with vain display or showily |
| Main Entry: | loudly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | audibly |
| Synonyms: | aloud, articulately, blatantly, boorishly, cheaply, conspicuously, crashingly, deafeningly, ear-splittingly, emphatically, fully, garishly, gaudily, noisily, obstreperously, obtrusively, ostentatiously, piercingly, powerfully, resonantly, resounding, ringingly, rudely, showily, shrilly, tastelessly, tawdrily, theatrically, thunderingly, uproariously, vehemently, vociferously, vulgarly |
| Antonyms: | inaudibly, quietly, silently |
| Main Entry: | pompously |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | pretentiously |
| Synonyms: | arrogantly, boastfully, bombastically, conceitedly, disdainfully, egotistically, flamboyantly, gaudily, imperiously, insolently, ostentatiously, overbearingly, proudly, snobbishly, spectacularly, theatrically |
| Antonyms: | humbly, modestly, quietly |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Example Sentences
- They are ostentatiously parsimonious, advertising their determination to keep prices down.
- It's also more ostentatiously over the top than anything in the sky.
- He then kept regular office hours, and maintained an ostentatiously clean desk.
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