pretentious

adjectiveshowing disapproval

UK /prɪˈtenʃəs/

1
behaving in a way that is intended to impress other people but seems false or too deliberate
It’s so pretentious of her to greet everyone in French.
Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe people or behaviour that is not sincere
insincere
forced
sugary
1. 1a
  used about someone’s behaviour or attitude
  a pretentious accent
  Synonyms and related words
  Words used to describe people or behaviour that is not sincere
  insincere
  forced
  sugary
2. 1b
  used about books, films, and other things that people create
  Most of the songs have such pretentious lyrics.
  Synonyms and related words
  Words used to describe people or behaviour that is not sincere
  insincere
  forced
  sugary

单词	pretentious
释义	pretentious adjectiveshowing disapproval UK /prɪˈtenʃəs/ DEFINITIONS1 1 behaving in a way that is intended to impress other people but seems false or too deliberate It’s so pretentious of her to greet everyone in French. Synonyms and related words Words used to describe people or behaviour that is not sincere insincere forced sugary 1a used about someone’s behaviour or attitude a pretentious accent Synonyms and related words Words used to describe people or behaviour that is not sincere insincere forced sugary 1b used about books, films, and other things that people create Most of the songs have such pretentious lyrics. Synonyms and related words Words used to describe people or behaviour that is not sincere insincere forced sugary derived word pretentiously adverb Synonyms and related words Words used to describe people or behaviour that is not sincere insincere forced sugary pretentious adjectiveshowing disapproval US /prɪˈtenʃəs/ DEFINITIONS1 1 behaving in a way that is intended to impress other people but seems false or too deliberate It’s so pretentious of her to greet everyone in French. Synonyms and related words Words used to describe people or behavior that is not sincere insincere forced sugary 1a used about someone’s behavior or attitude a pretentious accent Synonyms and related words Words used to describe people or behavior that is not sincere insincere forced sugary 1b used about books, movies, and other things that people create Most of the songs have such pretentious lyrics. Synonyms and related words Words used to describe people or behavior that is not sincere insincere forced sugary derived word pretentiously adverb Synonyms and related words Words used to describe people or behavior that is not sincere insincere forced sugary
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