Pretentious
Pretentious adjective - Self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance.
Usage example: that pretentious couple always serves caviar at their parties, even though they themselves dislike it
Self-asserting and pretentious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-asserting" instead an adjective "Pretentious".
Nearby Words: pretentiousness, pretentiously
Self-asserting
Self-asserting adjective - Having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.
Usage example: a bunch of self-asserting upstarts who thought that they could buy their way into high society
Pretentious and self-asserting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pretentious" instead an adjective phrase "Self-asserting".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- lofty and pretentious
- lofty and self-asserting
- ostentatious and pretentious
- ostentatious and self-asserting
- self-important and pretentious
- self-important and self-asserting
- haughty and pretentious
- haughty and self-asserting
- ambitious and pretentious
- ambitious and self-asserting
- pompous and pretentious
- pompous and self-asserting
- arrogant and pretentious
- arrogant and self-asserting
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