His pretentiousness is irritating.
Source: tatoeba (1099471)
Pretentiousness
Synonyms for "pretentiousness" (56 found)
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Noun(16 words)
ornate styleornatenessostentatiousnesspomppompositypompous rhetoricpretensionpuffinessshowinessshowiness in designsnobberysnobbishnesssnobbismsnootinesssplashinessuppishness
Adjective(1 words)
terminological grecianization
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6 entriesacademic pretentiousnesscultural pretentiousnesslinguistic pretentiousnessovert pretentiousnesssocial pretentiousnesssubtle pretentiousness
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4 total sentences available.
I don’t see any content in his statements besides clowning, affectation, and pretentiousness.
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Near-synonyms: affectation, affectedness, false pretense, pretending
Source: wiktionary
Possibly her sheer pretentiousness, or that she knew everything about everything, or maybe because she treated her reporters like underoxygenated platypies.
Source: wiktionary