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Definition of Pretentious
1. Adjective. Making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction. "A pretentious scholarly edition"
Similar to: Arty, Artsy-craftsy, Arty-crafty, Grandiloquent, Overblown, Pompous, Pontifical, Portentous, Grandiose, Hifalutin, Highfalutin, Highfaluting, Hoity-toity, La-di-da, High-flown, High-sounding, Inflated, Jumped-up, Nouveau-riche, Parvenu, Parvenue, Upstart, Sententious, Sesquipedalian
Also: Tasteless
Derivative terms: Pretense, Pretentiousness
Antonyms: Unpretentious
Also: Tasteless
Derivative terms: Pretense, Pretentiousness
Antonyms: Unpretentious
2. Adjective. Intended to attract notice and impress others. "An ostentatious sable coat"
Exact synonyms: Ostentatious
Similar to: Flaunty, Flamboyant, Showy, Splashy
Derivative terms: Ostentation, Ostentation, Ostentatiousness, Pretentiousness
Antonyms: Unostentatious
Similar to: Flaunty, Flamboyant, Showy, Splashy
Derivative terms: Ostentation, Ostentation, Ostentatiousness, Pretentiousness
Antonyms: Unostentatious
3. Adjective. (of a display) tawdry or vulgar.
Exact synonyms: Ostentatious
Similar to: Tasteless
Derivative terms: Ostentatiousness, Pretentiousness
Similar to: Tasteless
Derivative terms: Ostentatiousness, Pretentiousness
Definition of Pretentious
1. a. Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming.
Definition of Pretentious
1. Adjective. Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction. ¹
2. Adjective. Ostentatious; intended to impress others. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pretentious
1. [adj]
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