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Sense: Adjective: arrogant

Synonyms:

arrogant , pompous, high-and-mighty (informal), highfalutin, haughty , snobby (informal), snobbish (informal), important , self-important, superior , la-di-da (informal), full of yourself (informal)

Sense: Adjective: ostentatious

Synonyms:

ostentatious, gaudy, showy, swank, swanky, overblown, affected

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