Antonyms for swank
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : swangk |
| Phonetic Transcription : swæŋk |
Definition of swank
Origin :- 1809, "to strut" (swanky, n., "attractive young fellow" is recorded from 1508), perhaps related to Middle High German swanken "to sway, totter," and Old High German swingan "to swing." Said to have been a Midlands and southwestern England dialectal word. The noun meaning "ostentatious behavior" is recorded from 1854; adjective sense of "stylish, classy, posh" is from 1913.
- adj exclusive
- adj fashionable
- verb strut
Synonyms for swank
- a go-go
- a la mode
- absolute
- all the rage
- aloof
- aristocratic
- chic
- chichi
- choice
- chosen
- circumscribed
- clannish
- classy
- cliquish
- closed
- complete
- confined
- contemporary
- country club
- current
- customary
- dashing
- discriminative
- elegant
- entire
- exclusionary
- exclusory
- faddy
- fancy
- fashionable
- favored
- flaunt
- flounce
- fly
- full
- genteel
- grandstand
- hot
- in style
- in vogue
- in-thing
- independent
- last word
- latest
- latest thing
- licensed
- limited
- mince
- mod
- modern
- modish
- narrow
- natty
- new
- newfangled
- now
- only
- parade
- particular
- peacock
- peculiar
- play to audience
- popular
- posh
- prance
- preferential
- prevailing
- private
- privileged
- prohibitive
- put on airs
- rakish
- restrictive
- ritzy
- sashay
- segregated
- select
- selfish
- show off
- single
- smart
- snobbish
- socially correct
- sole
- stalk
- stride
- stylish
- swagger
- swanky
- swash
- sweep
- total
- trendsetting
- trendy
- trig
- undivided
- unique
- up to the minute
- up-to-the-minute
- upper crust
- upscale
- usual
- well-liked
- whole
- with it
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