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pretentious
adjective(pre-ten-tious)
intended to attract notice and impress others
Synonyms: ostentatious,
pretentious
adjective(pre-ten-tious)
(of a display) tawdry or vulgar
Synonyms: ostentatious,
pretentious
adjective(pre-ten-tious)
making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
Antonyms: unpretentious,
Examples:
A pretentious country house.
A pretentious fraud.
A pretentious scholarly edition.

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pretentious Examples by Brain Bank Users

By: Jamie
No one likes a pretentious douche-bag. 

Someone using big words around uneducated people is pretentious. A group of smart people using big words is also a group of pretentious people.