PRETENSION Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word pretension. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the word pretension. (close relations)

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	affectation				nounn
	noun • a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
	airs				verb, nounv, n
	noun • affected manners intended to impress others
	extravagance				nounn
	noun • the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth • the trait of spending extravagantly • the activity of excessive spending
	grandiosity				nounn
	noun • high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
	haughtiness				nounn
	noun • overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
	ostentation				nounn
	noun • a gaudy outward display • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • pretentious or showy or vulgar display
	pomposity				nounn
	noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
	self-importance				nounn
	noun • an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others • an exaggerated opinion of your own importance
	showiness				nounn
	noun • extravagant elaborateness
	superiority				nounn
	noun • the quality of being superior • the quality of being at a competitive advantage • displaying a sense of being better than others • the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits
	largeness				nounn
	noun • the capacity to understand a broad range of topics • large or extensive in breadth or importance or comprehensiveness • the property of having a relatively great size • the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
	pretence				nounn
	noun • a false or unsupportable quality • an artful or simulated semblance • pretending with intention to deceive • imaginative intellectual play • the act of giving a false appearance
	pretense				nounn
	noun • the act of giving a false appearance • pretending with intention to deceive • imaginative intellectual play • a false or unsupportable quality • an artful or simulated semblance
	pretentiousness				nounn
	noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)

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