Definition for Pretentiousness:

• The quality of being pretentious.

Synonyms for Pretentiousness:

• n.

  •
  • grandiosity,
  • plain.
  •affectation (noun)
  • putting on air,
  • putting air,
  • going hollywoods,
  • in-sincerity,
  • putting airs,
  • in-sincerities,
  • in sincerities,
  • puton,
  • in sincerity,
  • showing offs.
  •arrogance (noun)
  • high handedness,
  • conceitednesses,
  • scornfulnesses,
  • selflove,
  • overbearances,
  • selfimportance,
  • disdainfulnesses,
  • highhandednesses,
  • self love,
  • smugnesses,
  • imperiousnesses,
  • high-handednesses,
  • contemptuousnesses,
  • high handednesses,
  • self importance.
  •attribute (noun)
  • largeness,
  • pretentiousness.
  •cant (noun)
  • hypo criticalness,
  • dis-honesty,
  • pharisaicalnesses,
  • hypo-criticalnesses,
  • dis honesties,
  • hypocriticalnesses,
  • hypo-criticalness,
  • dis honesty,
  • hypo criticalnesses,
  • sham holinesses,
  • dis-honesties,
  • affected pieties,
  • pecksnifferies.
  •charade (noun)
  • panto-mime,
  • panto mimes,
  • panto-mimes,
  • panto mime.
  •disguise (noun)
  • dis guise,
  • co-loring,
  • co loring,
  • get-ups,
  • fakings,
  • dis guises,
  • fig leaves,
  • dis simulation,
  • dissimulations,
  • dis-simulations,
  • co-lorings,
  • co lorings,
  • dis-simulation,
  • get ups,
  • dis-guises,
  • dis simulations,
  • dis-guise.
  •display (noun)
  • frameups,
  • frame ups,
  • un folding,
  • ostentatiousnesses,
  • re velation,
  • dis play,
  • ex-position,
  • arrayals,
  • grandstand plays,
  • un-folding,
  • dis-plays,
  • ex-ample,
  • ex-positions,
  • bravuras,
  • frameup,
  • re-velations,
  • dis plays,
  • bravure,
  • dis-play,
  • ex ample,
  • re velations,
  • re-velation.
  •exaggeration (noun)
  • overestimation,
  • hogwash,
  • elaboration,
  • tall story,
  • overemphasis,
  • tall talk,
  • exaltation,
  • extravagance,
  • romance,
  • overemphasises.
  •frippery (noun)
  • gaudiness,
  • fussiness,
  • trinket,
  • flashiness,
  • fandangle,
  • meretriciousness,
  • showiness,
  • fanciness,
  • tawdriness.
  •hubris (noun)
  • cockinesses.
  •ostentation (noun)
  • flamboyance,
  • window-dressing,
  • garishness.
  •pomposity (noun)
  • pomposity.
  •pompousness (noun)
  • pompousness.
  •pretense (noun)
  • mis-statements,
  • pre tense,
  • pre-texts,
  • posings,
  • pre-tense,
  • mis statements,
  • pre-text,
  • dumb acts,
  • pre text,
  • schticks,
  • pre tenses,
  • feignings,
  • pre-tenses,
  • mis statement,
  • doubledealing,
  • pre texts.
  •pretension (noun)
  • phonies.
  •pretentiousness (noun)
  • inflation,
  • splashiness.
  •pride (noun)
  • proud flesh,
  • pragmatism,
  • big-headedness,
  • immodesty,
  • immodesties,
  • Self-exaltation,
  • over-confidence,
  • egoisms,
  • superbity.
  •self-importance (noun)
  • vanity,
  • vaingloriousness,
  • bigheadedness,
  • egotism.
  •tall talk (noun)
  • over-statement,
  • over-statements,
  • over statements,
  • tall-talk,
  • over statement.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • grandioseness.

Antonyms for Pretentiousness:

• n.

  • attribute
    unpretentiousness.
  • self-importance
    humility, modesty.
  • Other antonyms:
    meekness, shyness, self-distrust, down-to-earthness, elegance, mousiness, submissiveness, quietness, unassumingness, Conservativeness, self-doubt, sincerity, moderation, demureness, passivity, timidness, reservedness, restraint, austerity, severity, diffidence, timidity, tastefulness, retiringness, bashfulness, understatement, simplicity, plainness, passiveness, gracefulness, humbleness, naturalness, reserve.

Pretentiousness Sentence Examples:

• The historian takes great satisfaction in informing us also that, with all this, she had escaped that pretentiousness and unamiability which too frequently spoiled the effect of learning in women of unusual acquirements.

• Even leaving aside the discomforts which are always allied to pretentiousness, the poor rich woman has a hard time of it.

Hypernym for Pretentiousness:

• n.

  • attribute
    ostentation.

Hyponym for Pretentiousness:

• n.

  • attribute
    unnaturalness.