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1. pretentious
adjective. ['priːˈtɛnʃəs'] making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- prétentieux (French)
- prétention (French)
Rhymes with Pretentious
- conscientious
- tendentious
- contentious
Sentences with pretentious
1. Adjective
You will need a very cool car or these will just look pretentious.
Quotes about pretentious
1. I just love real characters; they're not pretentious, and every emotion is on the surface, they're regular working people. Their likes, their dislikes, their loves, their hates, their passions; they're all right there on the surface.
- David O. Russell
2. I remember growing up, saying you’re an artist it sounds pretentious but now it’s one of the only dignified things that you can call yourself.
- Marilyn Manson
3. If anyone stops us, as long as we mumble something pretentious about the glory of death, we should be fine.
- Derek Landy