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adjectivecharacterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter. making an exaggerated outward show; ostentatious. full of pretense or pretension; having no factual basis; false. Origin of pretentious1835–45; earlier pretensious.See pretense, -ious SYNONYMS FOR pretentiousSEE SYNONYMS FOR pretentious ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for pretentious1. See bombastic. 2. See grandiose. OTHER WORDS FROM pretentiouspre·ten·tious·ly, adverbpre·ten·tious·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pretentiousportentous, pretentious Words nearby pretentiouspretended, pretender, pretense, pretension, pretensive, pretentious, preter-, preterhuman, preterist, preterit, preterite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pretentiousSvein: To be very big on things, bordering on the pretentious, I see it as all of those things. Robyn and Royksopp’s Summertime Soundtrack ‘Do It Again’|Andrew Romano|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST I have never felt that displaying these things was right, as her grandson it felt a little - if not a lot - pretentious. Terry Richardson Denies Sexual Assault Allegations; André Leon Talley Resigns From Numero Russia|The Fashion Beast Team|March 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST The comingling of the art and pop music worlds is pointless and pretentious. From Lady Gaga To Jay-Z, “Serious” Art Is Ruining Pop Music|James Poulos|November 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST It was becoming increasingly elitist, pretentious, and exclusive. This Week’s Hot Reads, Oct. 21, 2013|Thomas Flynn|October 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was defined by its offensively high price, pretentious waiting lists and limited edition variations. The Language of Margaret Thatcher’s Handbags|Robin Givhan|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST This unwilling and naive admission was published in a pretentious statement, the purpose of which was to cast doubt on my claim. My Attainment of the Pole|Frederick A. Cook One could but feel this was indeed art, and not a pretentious affectation of it. ZigZag Journeys in Northern Lands;|Hezekiah Butterworth This may not be true of all, perhaps not even of a majority, but it is true of a pretentious and prominent minority. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 70, No. 433, November 1851|Various Then the hurried, pretentious striking of the kitchen clock startled him. Helen with the High Hand (2nd ed.)|Arnold Bennett It was too expensive; or too pretentious, or perhaps even too horrible for the bucolic purse. Fanny Herself|Edna Ferber
British Dictionary definitions for pretentious
adjectivemaking claim to distinction or importance, esp undeservedly having or creating a deceptive outer appearance of great worth; ostentatious Derived forms of pretentiouspretentiously, adverbpretentiousness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pretentiousgrandiose, stilted, arty, overblown, hollow, exaggerated, turgid, pompous, showy, ostentatious, affected, assuming, aureate, big, bombastic, chichi, conspicuous, extravagant, feigned, flamboyant |