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
Snippy and pretentious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Snippy" instead an adjective "Pretentious".
Nearby Words: pretentiousness, pretentiously
Snippy
Snippy adjective - Self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance.
Usage example: I get tired of his snippy insistence that emulating the rich and famous is the only way to appear successful
Pretentious and snippy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pretentious" instead an adjective "Snippy".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- assuming and pretentious
- assuming and snippy
- ostentatious and pretentious
- ostentatious and snippy
- snotty and pretentious
- snotty and snippy
- haughty and pretentious
- haughty and snippy
- snooty and pretentious
- snooty and snippy
- pompous and pretentious
- pompous and snippy
- arrogant and pretentious
- arrogant and snippy
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