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| affect2 |
to imitate, often in a pretentious manner; feign. |
| big |
(informal) in a boastful or pretentious way. [1/7 definitions] |
| bombastic |
overblown or pretentious, as speech, writing, or a person speaking or writing in this way. |
| camp2 |
the style of something such as clothing, decoration, art, or the like that is considered amusing because of its consciously pretentious showiness or outlandishness. [2 definitions] |
| claptrap |
insincere or pretentious talk or language. |
| coxcomb |
a pretentious or conceited dandy; show-off. |
| declamatory |
of speech or writing, artificially high-flown or pretentious; overly dramatic. [1/2 definitions] |
| discreet |
not showy or pretentious; modest. [1/2 definitions] |
| down-to-earth |
comfortable to be with; not snobbish or pretentious. [1/2 definitions] |
| fancy |
pretentious in expression. [1/14 definitions] |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| grandiloquent |
speaking or expressed in a pretentious, pompous, or excessively ornate fashion. |
| grandiose |
pretentious, pompous, or ridiculously grand. [1/2 definitions] |
| grandstand |
to act in a pretentious manner so as to call attention to oneself and impress those who are watching; show off. [2/5 definitions] |
| high-flown |
absurdly inflated or pretentious, as language. [1/2 definitions] |
| high-sounding |
imposing or impressive-sounding but pretentious. |
| humble |
not prideful or pretentious; modest. [1/6 definitions] |
| jargon1 |
any confusing, pretentious, or meaningless words or language; gibberish. [1/3 definitions] |
| kitsch |
art, literature, and the like that is pretentious, often gaudy, and of little value, usu. produced for popular appeal. |
| la-di-da |
(informal) affected in behavior; pretentious. [1/3 definitions] |
| mouth |
to utter in a pretentious way. [1/9 definitions] |
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