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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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Another word for grandiose

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.
His poetry is over-decorated, and his plays are grandiose historical poems in dramatic form.
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.
He nourished the grandiose idea of driving out the hordes of Tamerlane, freeing all Russia from the Tatar yoke, and proclaiming himself emperor of the North and East.

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