💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "High sounding"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| high-flown | pretentiously eloquent; highly figurative |
| pretentious | Motivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others. |
| high-flying | Characteristic of a highflier; extravagant in conduct or opinion. |
| inflated | Filled with air or fluid |
| pompous | Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important. |
| bombastic | (of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous |
| grandiloquent | (of a person, their language or writing) Given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive number of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid. |
| overblown | Of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc. |
| finenoun | Senses referring to subjective quality. |
| beautifulnoun | Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive. |
| high-minded | Given to idealism. |
| prettynoun | Pleasant to the sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children. |
| grandnoun | Of a large size or extent; great. |
| grandiose | Large and impressive, in size, scope or extent. |
| famousverb | Well known. |
| loftynoun | High, tall, having great height or stature. |
| emptyverb | Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant. |
| turgid | (of language or style) Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic. |
| leggynoun | (UK, US, chiefly of a woman) Having long, attractive legs; long-legged. |
| high pitched | a pitch that is perceived as above other pitches |
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