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pretentious
pre·ten·tious P0547000 (prĭ-tĕn′shəs)adj.1. Claiming that or behaving as if one is important or deserving of merit when such is not the case: a pretentious socialite.2. Showing or betraying an attitude of superiority: made pretentious remarks about his education.3. Marked by an extravagant or presumptuous outward show; ostentatious: a pretentious house. See Synonyms at showy.
pre·ten′tious·ly adv.pre·ten′tious·ness n.pretentious (prɪˈtɛnʃəs) adj1. making claim to distinction or importance, esp undeservedly2. having or creating a deceptive outer appearance of great worth; ostentatious preˈtentiously adv preˈtentiousness npre•ten•tious (prɪˈtɛn ʃəs)
adj. 1. full of pretension; characterized by the assumption of dignity, importance, artistic distinction, etc. 2. making an exaggerated outward show; ostentatious; showy. [1835–45; earlier pretensious. See pretense, -ious] pre•ten′tious•ly, adv. pre•ten′tious•ness, n. syn: See bombastic. See also grandiose. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | pretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"tasteless - lacking aesthetic or social tasteunpretentious - lacking pretension or affectation; "an unpretentious country church"; "her quiet unpretentious demeanor" | | 2. | pretentious - intended to attract notice and impress others; "an ostentatious sable coat"ostentatious | | 3. | pretentious - (of a display) tawdry or vulgarostentatioustasteless - lacking aesthetic or social taste |
pretentiousadjective affected, mannered, exaggerated, pompous, assuming, hollow, inflated, extravagant, high-flown, flaunting, grandiose, conceited, showy, ostentatious, snobbish, puffed up, bombastic, specious, grandiloquent, vainglorious, high-sounding, highfalutin (informal), overambitious, arty-farty (informal), magniloquent He talked a lot of pretentious twaddle about modern art.
modest, unaffected, simple, natural, plain, unassuming, unpretentiouspretentiousadjective1. Characterized by an exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance:grandiose, hoity-toity, pompous, puffed-up, puffy, self-important.Informal: highfalutin.2. Marked by outward, often extravagant display:flamboyant, ostentatious, showy, splashy, splurgy.Translations
pretentious
Synonyms for pretentiousadj affectedSynonyms- affected
- mannered
- exaggerated
- pompous
- assuming
- hollow
- inflated
- extravagant
- high-flown
- flaunting
- grandiose
- conceited
- showy
- ostentatious
- snobbish
- puffed up
- bombastic
- specious
- grandiloquent
- vainglorious
- high-sounding
- highfalutin
- overambitious
- arty-farty
- magniloquent
Antonyms- modest
- unaffected
- simple
- natural
- plain
- unassuming
- unpretentious
Synonyms for pretentiousadj characterized by an exaggerated show of dignity or self-importanceSynonyms- grandiose
- hoity-toity
- pompous
- puffed-up
- puffy
- self-important
- highfalutin
adj marked by outward, often extravagant displaySynonyms- flamboyant
- ostentatious
- showy
- splashy
- splurgy
Synonyms for pretentiousadj making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinctionRelated WordsAntonymsadj intended to attract notice and impress othersSynonymsadj (of a display) tawdry or vulgarSynonymsRelated Words |