Pretentious vs Inflated - What's the difference?
pretentious | inflated |
Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
Ostentatious; intended to impress others.
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Filled with air or fluid
Expanded; in a state of inflation, of abnormally increased size, amount, etc.
(economics): In a state of higher cost.
(figuratively) Pompous; arrogant (of a person or ego )
(figuratively) Containing excessive, meaningless words, particularly for show
Higher that the true figure
(inflate)
As adjectives the difference between pretentious and inflated
is that pretentious is marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction while inflated is filled with air or fluid.As a verb inflated is
(inflate).pretentious
English
Alternative forms
*Adjective
(en adjective)- Their song titles are pretentious in the context of their basic lyrics.
- Her dress was obviously more pretentious than comfortable.
Synonyms
* poseur * See alsoAntonyms
* unpretentiousDerived terms
* pretentiously * pretentiousnessReferences
inflated
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The inflated balloons danced in the breeze.
- His inflated belly looked uncomfortable.
- His inflated prices made the vendor unpopular.
- The inflated speech did not impress the audience.
- inflated incidence figures