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-obsessed and pretentious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-obsessed" instead an adjective "Pretentious".
Nearby Words: pretentiousness, pretentiously
Self-obsessed
Self-obsessed adjective - Overly concerned with one's own desires, needs, or interests.
Pretentious and self-obsessed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pretentious" instead an adjective phrase "Self-obsessed".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- affected and pretentious
- affected and self-obsessed
- ostentatious and pretentious
- ostentatious and self-obsessed
- self-important and pretentious
- self-important and self-obsessed
- immodest and pretentious
- immodest and self-obsessed
- grandiose and pretentious
- grandiose and self-obsessed
- pompous and pretentious
- pompous and self-obsessed
- arrogant and pretentious
- arrogant and self-obsessed
Both words in one sentence
- It also didn't help that the other main characters were themselves rather pretentious, self-obsessed and smug, but just happened to be misanthropic hypocrites on top of it — not a particularly appealing combination either.
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