Antonyms for pretentious
prɪˈtɛn ʃəspre·ten·tious

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.0 / 4 votes

1. pretentiousadjective

   Synonyms:
   poseur

2. pretentiousadjective

   Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.

   Their song titles are pretentious in the context of their basic lyrics.

   Synonyms:
   poseur

3. pretentiousadjective

   Ostentatious; intended to impress others.

   Her dress was obviously more pretentious than comfortable.

   Synonyms:
   poseur

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. pretentiousadjective

   making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction

   "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"

   Antonyms:
   unpretentious, modest, honest, tasteful, unpompous

   Synonyms:
   ostentatious

2. ostentatious, pretentiousadjective

   intended to attract notice and impress others

   "an ostentatious sable coat"

   Antonyms:
   unpretentious, honest, tasteful, modest, unpompous

   Synonyms:
   ostentatious

3. ostentatious, pretentiousadjective

   (of a display) tawdry or vulgar

   Antonyms:
   modest, unpompous, tasteful, unpretentious, honest

   Synonyms:
   ostentatious

How to use pretentious in a sentence?

1. This Is Spinal Tap:

   Marty This pretentious ponderous collection of religious rock psalms is enough to prompt the question, What day did the Lord create Spinal Tap, and couldn't he have rested on that day too'

2. Stephanie Clifford:

   I think it’s a coincidence, i’m not pretentious enough to think she named her after me.

3. San Francisco:

   A pretentious way of saying 'selected,'.

4. Despair.com:

   The downside to being better than everyone is that people seem to think you are pretentious.

5. Kennedy Ogba:

   Ruthless Killers strike with Weapons and Pretentious Friends kill with Kisses. It's easy to avoid the former, but not so the later

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