Pretentious vs Impressive - What's the difference?
pretentious | impressive |
Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
Ostentatious; intended to impress others.
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Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect the conscience; as, an impressive discourse; an impressive scene.
Capable of being impressed.
appealing
As adjectives the difference between pretentious and impressive
is that pretentious is marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction while impressive is making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect the conscience; as, an impressive discourse; an impressive scene.pretentious
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Alternative forms
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(en adjective)- Their song titles are pretentious in the context of their basic lyrics.
- Her dress was obviously more pretentious than comfortable.
