posturingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈpɒs.tʃər.ɪŋ/us/ˈpɑːs.tʃɚ.ɪŋ/disapprovingbehaviour or speech that is intended to attract attention and interest, or to make people believe something that is not true:
His writing has been dismissed as mere intellectual posturing.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off
- bravura
- dressed
- exhibitionist
- flamboyant
- flash sth around
- grandstander
- grandstanding
- hot dog! idiom
- ostentatious
- parade
- play to the gallery idiom
- push
- razzmatazz
- showman
- slut
- streaker
- strut
- swanky
- tarty
- theatre
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verb [ I ] ukus