📖 Definitions of "Pompous"
adjective
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Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.
🔄 Synonyms of "Pompous"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| portentous | Of momentous or ominous significance. |
| pretentious | Motivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others. |
| 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. |
| pontificalnoun | Of or pertaining to a pope; papal. |
| overblown | Of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pompous"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pretentious | Motivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others. |
| 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. |
| portentous | Of momentous or ominous significance. |
| pontifical | Of or pertaining to a pope; papal. |
| high-sounding | Having an elevated or moralistic tone; pompous. |
| high-flown | pretentiously eloquent; highly figurative |
| bombastic | (of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous |
| emphatic | Characterized by emphasis; forceful. |
| high-minded | Given to idealism. |
| grand | Of a large size or extent; great. |
| grandiose | Large and impressive, in size, scope or extent. |
| lofty | High, tall, having great height or stature. |
| turgid | (of language or style) Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic. |
| stodgy | (of food) Having a thick, semi-solid consistency; glutinous; heavy on the stomach. |
| important | Having relevant and crucial value; having import. |
| overpompous | Excessively pompous. |
| inflated | Filled with air or fluid |
| tumid | Swollen, enlarged, bulging. |
| puffy | Swollen or inflated in shape, as if filled with air; pillow-like. |
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