Proletarian and Pretentious

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Proletarian adjective - Belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank.

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Pretentious is an antonym for proletarian in topics: inferior, poor.

Nearby Words: proletariat, proletary, proletarianization

Pretentious adjective - Self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance.

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Proletarian is an antonym for pretentious.

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