Rhetorical Synonyms and Antonyms

rĭ-tôrĭ-kəl, -tŏr-
Characterized by language that is elevated and sometimes pompous in style
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. grandiloquent
  2. magniloquent
  3. aureate
  4. bombastic
  5. declamatory
  6. flowery
  7. fustian
  8. high-flown
  9. high-sounding
  10. orotund
  11. overblown
  12. sonorous
  13. swollen
Given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought
(Adjective)
Antonyms:
  1. unrhetorical

Words Related to Rhetorical

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Rhetorical Sentence Examples

  • She ignored his rhetorical questions.

  • He was the author of numerous rhetorical and theological works.

  • His work was overloaded with rhetorical embellishment, which he was the first to introduce into Roman history.

  • I am not posing a naïve, rhetorical question.

  • It was a rhetorical question and, to those posing it, simply a wish—just another way to say, "Why can't we all just get along?"

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