pretentious

Letters that make pretentious

s, o, e, n, p, r, t, i, u are letters that make 'pretentious'

Words within pretentious

rete, re, ti, te, PR, NT, IOU, en, ten, US, Io, tent, Re, Pr, Te, Ti, ret are words within 'pretentious'


3 possible definitions for 'pretentious'

Pretentious as "(of a display) tawdry or vulgar"

Under this definition, pretentious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

ostentatious has the same meaning as pretentious

Derivatives of pretentious

ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, ostentation, inflation are derivatives of 'pretentious'.

Similar to pretentious

tasteless is similar to pretentious.


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

Under this definition, pretentious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

unpretentious has the opposite meaning of pretentious

Derivatives of pretentious

pretension, largeness, pretentiousness, pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling are derivatives of 'pretentious'.

Similar to pretentious

overblown, sententious, inflated, grandiose, sesquipedalian, parvenu, parvenue, portentous, hifalutin, highfalutin, high-flown, pontifical, arty, artsy-craftsy, arty-crafty, grandiloquent, pompous, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da, high-sounding, jumped-up, nouveau-riche, upstart(a) are similar to 'pretentious'.

Example of pretentious used within this context

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


Pretentious as "intended to attract notice and impress others"

Under this definition, pretentious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

ostentatious has the same meaning as pretentious

Antonyms

unostentatious, unpretentious, unpretending have the opposite meaning of 'pretentious'

Derivatives of pretentious

ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, flash, fanfare, inflation are derivatives of 'pretentious'.

Similar to pretentious

splashy, flamboyant, showy, flaunty are similar to 'pretentious'.



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