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Pretentious

//pɹɪˈtɛn.t͡ʃəs//

Synonyms for "pretentious" (149 found)

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Informal (19)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, noun, phrase, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, slang(5 words)

grand windy chichi tony arty

Adj, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

elevated high-hat

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, name, slang(2 words)

Adj, adv, name, noun, slang(1 words)

Adj, noun, slang(3 words)

flowery highfalutin snotty

Adj, slang(2 words)

Noun, slang(1 words)

General use (130)

Adjective(75 words)

extravagant precious lurid fulsome smug sensational affected effete luxurious labyrinthine highfalutin sonorous pedantic pompous meretricious tortuous arrogant theatrical artificial sententious

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Adj, verb(19 words)

elaborate exalted swollen inflated imposing stilted overwrought overdone convoluted overbearing exaggerated overelaborate overrefined studied overblown glorified feigned bedizened elaborated

Adj, noun(11 words)

superficial tall gaudy unnatural visionary theatrical flamboyant rhetorical orotund classy Johnsonian

Adj, noun, verb(4 words)

affected dashing flaunting mincing

Adj, name(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, name, noun(1 words)

Adjective(1 words)

high flown high flying high sounding big-sounding high-flowing precieuse precieux too-too Marinistic maniere high-swelling

Adj, adv, intj, noun(1 words)

Noun(1 words)

Verb(1 words)

Noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, intj(1 words)

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