Synonyms of pretentiousness

Noun

1. ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, puffiness, splashiness, inflation, inelegance

usage: lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

2. pretentiousness, pretension, largeness, unnaturalness

usage: the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)