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  1. pretentious:


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Detailed Synonyms for pretentious in English

pretentious:

pretentious adj

  1. pretentious
  2. pretentious
    – intended to attract notice and impress others 1
    pretentious; ostentatious
    – intended to attract notice and impress others 1
  3. pretentious
    – making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction 1
    pretentious
    – making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction 1
    • pretentious adj
      • a pretentious country house1
      • a pretentious fraud1
      • a pretentious scholarly edition1
  4. pretentious
    – (of a display) tawdry or vulgar 1
    pretentious; ostentatious
    – (of a display) tawdry or vulgar 1

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Related Definitions for "pretentious":

  1. intended to attract notice and impress others1
  2. making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction1
    • a pretentious country house1
    • a pretentious fraud1
    • a pretentious scholarly edition1
  3. (of a display) tawdry or vulgar1