Difference between Pretentious and Showy

PRETENTIOUS vs SHOWY: ADJECTIVE

Making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
Of a display that is tawdry or vulgar
Claiming that or behaving as if one is important or deserving of merit when such is not the case.
Showing or betraying an attitude of superiority.
Marked by an extravagant or presumptuous outward show; ostentatious: : showy.
Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming.
Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
Ostentatious; intended to impress others.
(of a display) tawdry or vulgar
Intended to attract notice and impress others

Marked by conspicuous display
Marked by extravagant display
Elaborately or excessively ornamented
(used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
Making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display.
Marked by or given to extravagant, often tasteless display.
Making a show; attracting attention; presenting a marked appearance; ostentatious; gay; gaudy.
Calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye, often in such a way that is of low quality or little merit
Superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense
Marked by ostentation but often tasteless
Displaying brilliance and virtuosity

Pretended; unfounded; false.
Full of pretension, or claims to greater excellence or importance than the truth warrants; attempting to pass for more than the actual worth or importance; making an exaggerated outward show.

Suggesting wealth or expense
Synonyms Gorgeous, magnificent, sumptuous, pompous, grand, flashy, glaring, garish, dressy.
Given to show or display; ostentatious.
Making a show or striking appearance; gay; brilliant; gaudy; effective.

Sesquipedalian, Highfaluting, Tasteless, Parvenu, Portentous, Grandiose, Ostentatious, Kitsch, Sententious, Showy, Hifalutin, Grandiloquent, Highfalutin, Arty, Pompous

Conspicuous, Garish, Aureate, Theatrical, Sporty, Jazzy, Fancy, Colorful, Gaudy, Pretentious, Splashy, Florid, Flamboyant, Ostentatious, Flashy

Sesquipedalian, Highfaluting, Tasteless, Parvenu, Portentous, Grandiose, Ostentatious, Kitsch, Sententious, Showy, Hifalutin, Grandiloquent, Highfalutin, Arty, Pompous

Conspicuous, Garish, Aureate, Theatrical, Sporty, Jazzy, Fancy, Colorful, Gaudy, Pretentious, Splashy, Florid, Flamboyant, Ostentatious, Flashy

Hipster paradise and a bit pretentious, overall okay.
Help me stamp out boring, pretentious artist statements!
Characterized by a pretentious, boastful, exaggerated style, bombastic.
Get detailed meaning of pretentious in Hindi language.
I gotta go stop being a pretentious fuck.
Overstated language is wordy, vague, and often pretentious.
Many readers find this diction unnatural or pretentious.
What a silly little emotional and pretentious rant.
Yet every moment feels either pretentious or poky.
Caught between a pretentious, sniffy, student scene, and a pretentious, sniffy and snidey fan scene, even being myself took practice.