Words and phrases that have a meaning related to pretentiously: (114 results)
Antonyms:
unpretentiously
Often used in the same context:
pompously, obtusely, confusingly, pedantically, unoriginally, tritely, snootily, reductively, esoterically, cloyingly, ungrammatically, distastefully, overbearingly, charmingly, winkingly, mordantly, anachronistically, modishly, immortally, vacuously, lugubriously, portentously, fatuously, grandly, allegorically, sneery, disjointedly, funnily, fussily, patronisingly, vapidly, unappealingly, ostentatiously, loftily, snobbishly, irrelevantly, insipidly, tautologically, abstract noun, fancily, obtrusively, polemically, mythologically, mot juste, ambiguously, idiotically, grandiosely, imperially, forsooth, irksomely, amusingly, queerly, soullessly, drably, cringingly, wackily, purposelessly, bombastically, en passant, studiedly, whimsically, artlessly, wittily, abashedly, captivatingly, unimaginatively, nebulously, idiomatically, passingly, noxiously, presumptuously, tiresomely, tyrannically, tastelessly, de trop, apocalyptically, emptily, lit crit, contradictorily, chucklesome, vaingloriously, quaintly, disquietingly, bizarrely, cutely, oedipus complex, transcendentally, tendentiously, monologuing, curiously, ingenuously, hyperbolically, ignorantly, masochistically, quixotically, inelegantly, irritatingly, poetically, filthily, speciously, quirkily, deprecatingly
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Also try:artsy-craftsy, arty-crafty, flash, flaunt, high-class, high-toned, ostentate, show off, swank, toffee-nosed, wordmonger
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