fancy-pants

The word “fancy-pants” has 3 syllables: fan-cy-pants.

It's pronounced as /ˈfæn.si ˌpænts/.


What is synonym and antonym for fancy-pants?

In the thesaurus, “fancy-pants” has 12 synonyms and 5 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for fancy-pants along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for fancy-pants

  • bloated
  • excessive
  • grandiloquent
  • grandiose
  • hifalutin
  • inflated
  • ornate
  • pompous
  • pretentious
  • purple
  • rhetoric
  • stilted

Antonyms for fancy-pants

  • direct
  • matter-of-fact
  • plain
  • prosaic
  • simple

Meanings of fancy-pants

  • noun
    1. A person wearing fancy clothing; a member of a social elite.
    2. A person very concerned with their appearance.
  • noun
    1. Someone fancy, silly or attractive.
  • adjective
    1. Overly fancy with little function; newfangled; complicated.

Example Sentences

  • The party was full of fancy-pants people showing off their high-end fashion.
  • He felt out of place among the fancy-pants crowd at the upscale restaurant.
  • The new manager is a bit of a fancy-pants, always flaunting the latest designer suits.
  • She joked about being a fancy-pants after buying the expensive handbag.
  • The term fancy-pants was used to describe the over-the-top decorations at the event.

On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to fancy-pants, such as: bloated, direct, excessive, grandiloquent, grandiose, hifalutin, inflated.

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