Apish
Apish adjective - Using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model.
Pretentious and apish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pretentious" instead an adjective "Apish".
Pretentious
Pretentious adjective - Self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance.
Apish and pretentious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Apish" instead an adjective "Pretentious".
Nearby Words: pretentiousness, pretentiously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- affected and apish
- affected and pretentious
- artificial and apish
- artificial and pretentious
- fake and apish
- fake and pretentious
- ostentatious and apish
- ostentatious and pretentious
- hollow and apish
- hollow and pretentious
- pompous and apish
- pompous and pretentious
- unnatural and apish
- unnatural and pretentious
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