Pretentious

adjOne word substitutionSSC PYQ × 4

/priːtˈɛnʃəs/ · प्रिटेन्शस

Meaning

Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed

हिंदी अर्थ

दिखावटी, अपने को बड़ा दिखाने वाला

Synonyms · पर्यायवाची
PompousShowyAffected
Antonyms · विलोम
ModestUnassuming
Example sentences

The introduction was pretentious and long.

Avoid pretentious words in a simple answer.

Daily use: Pretentious introduction tha.

Word forms
Pretension nPretentiousness nPretend vPretentious adjPretentiously adv
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Pretentious में pretend है। Pretentious व्यक्ति दूसरों को impress करने के लिए खुद को असल से ज़्यादा बड़ा या ज्ञानी pretend करता है। Modest इसका उल्टा है।

PRETENTIOUS grows out of PRETEND. A pretentious person pretends to be more important or learned than he really is, just to impress others. Modest is its opposite.

Exam note

Ostentatious, pompous और showy synonym हैं; modest और unassuming antonym।

Ostentatious, Pompous and Showy are its synonyms; Modest and Unassuming are its antonyms.

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