pretentious (Meaning)
pretentious (a)
making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
intended to attract notice and impress others
pretentious (s)
(of a display) tawdry or vulgar
Synonyms & Antonyms of pretentious
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- bumptious
- cavalier
- self-important
- egotistic
- smug
- highfalutin
- uppity
- presumptuous
- affected
- supercilious
- lah-di-dah
- egoistical
- high-and-mighty
- la-de-da
- la-di-da
- confident
- conceited
- egotistical
- vain
- lah-dee-dah
- high-sounding
- snippy
- snobby
- sententious
- lah-de-dah
- snobbish
- vainglorious
- grandiloquent
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- egoistic
- lordly
- cheeky
- boastful
- overweening
- insolent
- high-flown
- high-toned
- sure
- flashy
- brassy
- stuck-up
- self-assertive
- rude
- self-glorifying
- self-satisfied
- self-assured
- self-confident
- disdainful
- self-dramatizing
- high-hat
- braggart
- prideful
- complacent
- flamboyant
- imperious
- haughty
- assertive
- self-asserting
- gaudy
- showy
- self-complacent
- airy
- bold
- self-aggrandizing
- self-conceited
- self-promoting
- garish
- self-obsessed
- hoity-toity
- self-pleased
- aggressive
- bragging
- important
- superior
- self-centered
- audacious
- glitzy
- high-handed
- cocky
- impudent
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pretentious Sentence Examples
- The professor's pretentious language made it difficult for students to understand his lectures.
- The party was pretentious, with guests flaunting their wealth and status.
- The art exhibition was filled with pretentious pieces that prioritized style over substance.
- The singer's pretentious act made audiences uncomfortable.
- The restaurant's pretentious menu was a turn-off for diners.
- The politician's pretentious speeches were filled with empty rhetoric.
- The magazine's pretentious articles catered to a narrow, self-important audience.
- The fashion designer's pretentious collection received mixed reviews for its impracticality.
- The critic's pretentious review attacked the artist's work without offering constructive feedback.
- The pretentious CEO refused to listen to employee concerns, believing himself above others.
FAQs About the word pretentious
making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction, intended to attract notice and impress others, (of a display) tawdry
arrogant, hifalutin, pompous, grandiose, high-minded, ostentatious, proud, bumptious, cavalier, self-important
unpretentious, modest, humble, modest, unassuming, unpretentious, unassuming, homely, humble, homely
The professor's pretentious language made it difficult for students to understand his lectures.
The party was pretentious, with guests flaunting their wealth and status.
The art exhibition was filled with pretentious pieces that prioritized style over substance.
The singer's pretentious act made audiences uncomfortable.
