What are the opposite words for ostentatious?
Ostentatious is an adjective that refers to something that is meant to impress or show off, often in an exaggerated or unnecessary way. Antonyms, on the other hand, are words that have opposite meanings or connotations. Some antonyms for ostentatious include modest, unassuming, humble, simple, reserved, and understated. These words convey a sense of humility, simplicity, and lack of pretension, which are the opposite of ostentatiousness. People who are described as modest or unassuming are often seen as more genuine and trustworthy than those who are ostentatious and showy. Similarly, objects or events that are described as simple or understated are often seen as elegant and sophisticated in their own right.
- ostentatious
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modest
- inelaborate,
- unassertive,
- unassured,
- unembellished,
- unornamented,
- Unboastful,
- Unembroidered,
- unpresuming,
- de mure,
- de-mure,
- in elaborate,
- in expensive,
- in-elaborate,
- in-expensive,
- more inelaborate,
- more unassertive,
- more unboastful,
- more unembroidered,
- more unexcessive,
- more unextravagant,
- more unornamented,
- more unpresuming,
- more unradical,
- more withdrawing,
- most inelaborate,
- most unassured,
- most unboastful,
- most unembroidered,
- most unexcessive,
- most unextravagant,
- most unornamented,
- most unpresuming,
- most unpretending,
- most unradical,
- re served,
- re signed,
- re tiring,
- re-served,
- re-signed,
- re-tiring,
- self conscious,
- self effacing,
- selfconscious,
- selfeffacing,
- un adorned,
- un affected,
- un assertive,
- un assuming,
- un assured,
- un embellished,
- un embroidered,
- un exceptional,
- un excessive,
- un extravagant,
- un extreme,
- un extremer,
- un extremest,
- un obtrusive,
- un ornamented,
- un ostentatious,
- un pretending,
- un radical,
- un studied,
- un-adorned,
- un-assertive,
- un-assured,
- un-boastful,
- un-embellished,
- un-embroidered,
- un-exceptional,
- un-excessive,
- un-extravagant,
- un-extreme,
- un-extremer,
- un-extremest,
- un-obtrusive,
- un-ornamented,
- un-ostentatious,
- un-presuming,
- un-pretentious,
- un-radical,
- un-studied,
- unexcessive,
- unextravagant,
- unextreme,
- unextremer,
- unextremest,
- unradical,
- with drawing,
- with-drawing.
- flagrant
- elegant
-
affected
- unchanged,
- unhurt,
- unimpaired,
- uninjured,
- ok.
- blatant
- bombastic
- extravagant
- fancy
- shy
- unimposing
- elaborate
- unassuming
- all
- Other relevant words
- Other antonyms
Antonym of the day
most elbow-to-elbow
- Antonyms:
- deserted, empty, imprecise.