a. | 1. | Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming. |
Adj. | 1. | pretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition" Antonyms: unpretentious - lacking pretension or affectation; "an unpretentious country church"; "her quiet unpretentious demeanor" |
2. | pretentious - intended to attract notice and impress others; "an ostentatious sable coat" Synonyms: ostentatious | |
3. | pretentious - of a display that is tawdry or vulgar Synonyms: kitsch, ostentatious |