Uk English Meaning of pretentious
pretentious
Other Uk English words related to pretentious
- arrogant
- grandiose
- highfalutin
- high-minded
- ostentatious
- pompous
- proud
- affected
- bumptious
- cavalier
- conceited
- confident
- egotistical
- egotistical
- egotistical
- high-flown
- high-and-mighty
- highfalutin
- high-sounding
- la-di-da
- presumptuous
- self-important
- sententious
- smug
- Snobbish
- snobbish
- supercilious
- uppity
- vain
- vainglorious
- la-de-da
- la-di-da
- la-di-da
- lah-di-dah
- snippy
- aggressive
- airy
- assertive
- Audacious
- boastful
- bold
- braggart
- bragging
- brassy
- cheeky
- cocky
- complacent
- disdainful
- egoistic
- flamboyant
- flashy
- garish
- gaudy
- Haughty
- high-flown
- overbearing
- high-toned
- Snobby
- imperious
- important
- Impudent
- insolent
- lordly
- overweening
- proud
- Rude
- self-aggrandizing
- assertive
- assertive
- self-assured
- self-centred
- self-satisfied
- conceited
- self-confident
- self-satisfied
- showy
- Stuck-up
- superior
- sure
- glitzy
- hi-hat
- self-dramatizing
- self-glorifying
- self-obsessed
- self-pleased
- self-promoting
Nearest Words of pretentious
Definitions and Meaning of pretentious in English
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
FAQs About the word pretentious
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,grandiose,highfalutin,high-minded,ostentatious,pompous,proud,affected,bumptious,cavalier
homely,humble,modest,unassuming,unpretentious,bashful,down-to-earth,humble,passive,quiet
pretension => pretension, pretense => Pretence, pretending => pretending, pretender => pretender, pretended => pretended,
