Pretension
Pretension noun - An exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims.
Usage example: a woman full of pretension and pompousness
Presumptuousness and pretension are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Presumptuousness" instead a noun "Pretension".
Presumptuousness
Presumptuousness noun - An exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims.
Usage example: only a person of unparalleled presumptuousness would assert that she knows all there is to know about words
Pretension and presumptuousness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pretension" instead a noun "Presumptuousness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- conceit and pretension
- conceit and presumptuousness
- loftiness and pretension
- loftiness and presumptuousness
- assumption and pretension
- assumption and presumptuousness
- pride and pretension
- pride and presumptuousness
- front and pretension
- front and presumptuousness
- presumption and pretension
- presumption and presumptuousness
- egotism and pretension
- egotism and presumptuousness
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