Pretentious vs Supercilious - What's the difference?
pretentious | supercilious |
Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
Ostentatious; intended to impress others.
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Arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.
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As adjectives the difference between pretentious and supercilious
is that pretentious is marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction while supercilious is arrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.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.
Synonyms
* poseur * See alsoAntonyms
* unpretentiousDerived terms
* pretentiously * pretentiousnessReferences
supercilious
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Adjective
(en adjective)British Leader’s Liberal Turn Sets Off a Rebellion in His Party," New York Times (retrieved 29 May 2013):
- Buffeted by criticism of his policy on Europe, battered by rebellion in the ranks over his bill to legalize same-sex marriage and wounded by the perception that he is supercilious , contemptuous and out of touch with mainstream Conservatism, Mr. Cameron earlier this week took the highly unusual step of sending a mass e-mail (or, as he called it, “a personal note”) to his party’s grass-roots members.
- Now he was a sturdy, straw haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious manner.