Pretentious
Pretentious adjective - Self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance.
Scornful and pretentious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scornful" instead an adjective "Pretentious".
Nearby Words: pretentiousness, pretentiously
Scornful
Scornful adjective - Feeling or showing open dislike for someone or something regarded as undeserving of respect or concern.
Usage example: the actress gave the paparazzi a scornful glare before breezing on by them
Pretentious and scornful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pretentious" instead an adjective "Scornful".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- lofty and pretentious
- lofty and scornful
- self-important and pretentious
- self-important and scornful
- overbearing and pretentious
- overbearing and scornful
- snotty and pretentious
- snotty and scornful
- haughty and pretentious
- haughty and scornful
- snooty and pretentious
- snooty and scornful
- condescending and pretentious
- condescending and scornful
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