Definition for Stilted:

• Elevated as if on stilts; hence, pompous; bombastic; as, a stilted style; stilted declamation.

Synonyms for Stilted:

• adj.

  •artificial, pretentious (adjective)
  • flowery,
  • forced,
  • constrained,
  • labored,
  • aureate,
  • sonorous,
  • high-flown,
  • magniloquent,
  • decorous,
  • genteel,
  • egotistic,
  • overblown,
  • prim,
  • Euphuistic,
  • inflated,
  • high-sounding.
  •dramatic (adjective)
  • theatrical.
  •ostentatious (adjective)
  • exhibitionistic,
  • flamboyant,
  • Flaunting,
  • splashy,
  • dashing,
  • ostentatious,
  • ornate,
  • histrionic,
  • rakish,
  • fussy,
  • flashy,
  • showy,
  • dramatic,
  • garish,
  • jaunty,
  • sensational,
  • blatant,
  • opulent,
  • snazzy,
  • vain,
  • gaudy,
  • flagrant,
  • flourishing,
  • shameless,
  • boastful.
  •pretentious (adjective)
  • ersatz,
  • Masquerading,
  • fraudulent,
  • fake,
  • bogus,
  • imitation,
  • false,
  • mock,
  • deceitful,
  • forged,
  • stagy,
  • Impersonating,
  • overdone,
  • studied,
  • pretentious,
  • counterfeit,
  • posing,
  • synthetic,
  • imposture,
  • facade.
  •self-conscious (adjective)
  • self-conscious.
  •stuffy (adjective)
  • self-important.

• n.

  •
  • awkward,
  • jerky,
  • robotic,
  • ungainly,
  • uncoordinated,
  • heavy,
  • convulsive.
  •
  • flexible.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • buckram.
  •overnice
  • prudish.

Antonyms for Stilted:

• adj.

  • artificial, pretentious
    genuine, true, honest, relaxed.
  • Other antonyms:
    secure, collected, improper, self-possessed, assured, easygoing, placid, rude, poised, informal, self-assured, casual, serene, undisturbed, cool, impolite, graceful, unperturbed, composed, unceremonious, calm, self-confident, confident, indecorous, tranquil, unmannerly, discourteous, urbane, laid-back.

• Other antonyms:

  • n.
    natural.

Homophones for Stilted:

• sedulity, stellite, stiletto, stellate, skid lid, sodalite, stealthy, stylite, stylet, stilt, sodality, stealth, satellite, saddled, styled, stolidity, scheduled, settled, stolid.