1. pretentious

adjective. ['priːˈtɛnʃəs'] making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction.

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

2. pretentious

adjective. ['priːˈtɛnʃəs'] intended to attract notice and impress others.

3. pretentious

adjective. ['priːˈtɛnʃəs'] (of a display) tawdry or vulgar.