Jumped-up
Jumped-up adjective - (British informal) upstart.
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Synonyms for Jumped-up
Pretentious and jumped-up are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pretentious" instead an adjective phrase "Jumped-up".
Pretentious
Pretentious adjective - Making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction.
Usage example: a pretentious country house
Jumped-up and pretentious are semantically related. You can use "Jumped-up" instead an adjective "Pretentious".
Nearby Words: pretentiousness, pretentiously
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Related pairs
- self-important and jumped-up
- self-important and pretentious
- overbearing and jumped-up
- overbearing and pretentious
- haughty and jumped-up
- haughty and pretentious
- snooty and jumped-up
- snooty and pretentious
- immodest and jumped-up
- immodest and pretentious
- condescending and jumped-up
- condescending and pretentious
- pompous and jumped-up
- pompous and pretentious
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