posturings
Showy false attitudes
Posturings are instances of adopting attitudes or positions for effect rather than from genuine conviction.
The word carries a dismissive tone, suggesting the behavior is hollow or performative: His moral posturings fooled no one.
Political posturings, intellectual posturings, and diplomatic posturings all imply more show than substance.
Exaggerated dramatic behavior
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
- grandstandingPerforming to impress onlookers
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- spectacleVisually striking event
display · flourish · fanfare · histrionics · melodrama · showboating · mugging · scene-stealing
Standing posture or viewpoint
- struttingWalking with exaggerated pride
- preeningGrooming with vanity
- peacockingOstentatious self-display
- swaggeringOstentatiously self-assured manner
stiffening · jutting · looming · towering
Absurd or obvious pretense
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- affectationArtificial behavior for effect
- shamFraudulent imitation
fakery · insincerity · hypocrisy · artifice · bluffing · feigning · pretending · dissembling
Standing posture or viewpoint
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- haughtinessDisdainful sense of superiority
- bravadoPretense of fearlessness
aloofness · self-importance · superiority · condescension · smugness · disdain · contempt · indignation
theatrics
Exaggerated dramatic behavior
- showmanshipSkill at impressive presentation
- grandstandingPerforming to impress onlookers
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
spectacle · display · flourish · fanfare · histrionics · melodrama · showboating · mugging · scene-stealing · attention-seeking
stance
Standing posture or viewpoint
- struttingWalking with exaggerated pride
- preeningGrooming with vanity
- peacockingOstentatious self-display
swaggering · stiffening · jutting · looming · towering
charade
Absurd or obvious pretense
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- affectationArtificial behavior for effect
sham · fakery · insincerity · hypocrisy · artifice · bluffing · feigning · pretending · dissembling · lip-service
stance
Standing posture or viewpoint
- arroganceExcessive self-importance
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- haughtinessDisdainful sense of superiority
bravado · aloofness · self-importance · superiority · condescension · smugness · disdain · contempt · indignation · self-righteousness
posturingssincerity
Honest, unfeigned genuineness
genuineness · authenticity · honesty · candor · earnestness
posturingsdeeds
Actions or legal titles
follow-through · meaningful work · substance · walking the talk
posturingshumility
Freedom from arrogance
modesty · unpretentiousness · self-effacement · reserve · understatement