Synonyms for pretentious
prɪˈtɛn ʃəspre·ten·tious

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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 WordNet(1.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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"

   Synonyms:
   ostentatious

   Antonyms:
   unpretentious, modest, honest, tasteful, unpompous

2. ostentatious, pretentiousadjective

   intended to attract notice and impress others

   "an ostentatious sable coat"

   Synonyms:
   ostentatious

   Antonyms:
   unpretentious, honest, tasteful, modest, unpompous

3. ostentatious, pretentiousadjective

   (of a display) tawdry or vulgar

   Synonyms:
   ostentatious

   Antonyms:
   modest, unpompous, tasteful, unpretentious, honest

Dictionary of English Synonymes(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. pretentiousadjective

   Synonyms:
   [Recent.] assuming, conceited, vain, pert, flippant, priggish, coxcomical, dashing

PPDB, the paraphrase database(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "pretentious":

   conceited, stuck-up, arty, thoughtless, cocky, overdressed, ostentatious, presumptuous, douchebag, grandiose

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How to use pretentious in a sentence?

1. John Romano:

   The smaller the understanding of the situation, the more pretentious the form of expression.

2. Stephanie Clifford:

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

3. Anuj Somany:

   An election is not a solution and rather it is an aggravation of problem for the common population until the nation has a real opposition party in politics,not the pretentious ones.

4. Anuj Somany:

   A person who enjoys the company of fake friends or pretentious people is either a fool or a fraud.

5. San Francisco:

   A pretentious way of saying 'selected,'.