Bombastic synonyms and antonyms

bämbastik

Using high-flown, pompous, bombastic words and expressions

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Characterized by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; pretentious:

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Full in sound; sonorous:

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(Obs.) Decorated with flowers; flowery

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tuneful (related)

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Having the quality of a declamation.

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The definition of lofty is very high in the air, elevated in character, or overly grand.

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Oratorial or even contrived sounding.

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Extravagantly ambitious or aspiring

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Made of fustian

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Full of ornate or grandiloquent expressions; highly embellished:

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The definition of pretentious is someone or something that claims to be very important or grand.

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Of tawdry display; kitsch.

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Elaborate; overdone.

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Full of empty or pretentious language; bombastic:

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Speaking pompously; using swelling discourse; bombastic; tumid in style; grandiloquent.

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euphuistic

Of, having the nature of, or characterized by euphuism

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The definition of turgid is something swollen or bloated, or language or style that is designed to show-off.

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Affected by gas in the intestine; likely to fart.

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oratorical (related)

Given to oratory

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The definition of flamboyant is someone or something that is extravagant or looks flame-like in color or form.

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Flowing effortlessly; polished:

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Seeming or trying to seem very important; pompous and showy

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Of or about a hero and his deeds; epic

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The definition of highfalutin is arrogant or pompous.

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(Figuratively) Containing excessive, meaningless words, particularly for show

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Of, having the nature of, or according to rhetoric

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Swollen, enlarged, bulging

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Relating to the production of sound through the mouth:

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Using an excessive number of words.

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reserved (antonym)

(Not comparable) Set aside for the use of a particular person or party.

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restrained (antonym)

Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.

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quiet (antonym)

Having little motion or activity; calm.

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humble (antonym)

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Splendid or brilliant, often affectedly so

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Having or producing a full, deep, or rich sound.

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Overblown; bombastic:

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plain (related)

Straightforward; frank or candid:

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style (related)

The slender part of a flower pistil, connecting the ovary and the stigma. The pollen tube grows through the style delivering the pollen nuclei to the ovary.

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words (related)

Characterized by language that is elevated and sometimes pompous in style

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Understanding and tolerant; liberal:

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melodramatic (related)

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bombast (related)

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over-the-top (related)

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schmaltzy (related)

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po-faced (related)

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in-your-face (related)

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histrionic (related)

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cliched (related)

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Synonym Study

Turgid implies such inflation of style as to obscure meaning
Euphuistic is applied to an extremely artificial style of writing in which there is a straining for effect at the expense of thought
Flowery language is full of figurative and ornate expressions and high-sounding words
Grandiloquent suggests an overreaching eloquence and implies the use of grandiose, high-flown language and an oratorical tone
Bombastic refers to speech or writing that is pompous and inflated and suggests extravagant verbal padding and little substance

Find another word for bombastic. In this page you can discover 51 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for bombastic, like: grandiloquent, pompous, orotund, florid, tuneful, declamatory, lofty, high-sounding, high-flown, fustian and flowery.