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-confident and pretentious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-confident" instead an adjective "Pretentious".
Nearby Words: pretentiousness, pretentiously
Self-confident
Self-confident adjective - Having or showing great faith in oneself or one's abilities.
Pretentious and self-confident are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pretentious" instead an adjective phrase "Self-confident".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- self-important and pretentious
- self-important and self-confident
- overbearing and pretentious
- overbearing and self-confident
- haughty and pretentious
- haughty and self-confident
- pompous and pretentious
- pompous and self-confident
- arrogant and pretentious
- arrogant and self-confident
- presumptuous and pretentious
- presumptuous and self-confident
- conceited and pretentious
- conceited and self-confident
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