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Another word for grandiose

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grandiose

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grand, pompous, flamboyant, theatrical; see egotistic 2. See syn. study at grand.

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adjective

Large and impressive in size, scope, or extent:
august, baronial, grand, imposing, lordly, magnific, magnificent, majestic, noble, princely, regal, royal, splendid, stately, sublime, superb. See big, good
Characterized by an exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance:
hoity-toity, pompous, pretentious, puffed-up, puffy, self-important. (Informal) highfalutin. See plain

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Spencer's grandiose cosmic formula in terms of mechanism.
We embarked on these car projects with grandiose visions, many as unrealistic as they were ingenious.
This Dalmatian port was not only the Croatian arsenal, but the seat of the kings, who here sought to enhance their dignity by borrowing the grandiose titles and elaborate procedure of the Byzantine court.
His poetry is over-decorated, and his plays are grandiose historical poems in dramatic form.
This grandiose project was unexpectedly destroyed by the energetic resistance of Japan, who had ear-marked the Hermit Kingdom for herself, and who declared plainly that she would never tolerate the exclusive influence of Russia in Manchuria.

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