BOMBAST Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word bombast. (close relations)
bombastic
Best Alternative Words for BOMBAST
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grandiloquence | nounn | |||||||
noun • high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation | ||||||||
bluster | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • noisy confusion and turbulence • a swaggering show of courage • a violent gusty wind • vain and empty boasting verb • blow hard; be gusty, as of wind • show off • act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner | ||||||||
boastfulness | nounn | |||||||
noun • outspoken conceit | ||||||||
bravado | nounn | |||||||
noun • a swaggering show of courage | ||||||||
loftiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being high or lofty • impressiveness in scale or proportion | ||||||||
magniloquence | nounn | |||||||
noun • high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation | ||||||||
pomposity | nounn | |||||||
noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity | ||||||||
rhetoric | nounn | |||||||
noun • using language effectively to please or persuade • high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation • loud and confused and empty talk • study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking) | ||||||||
turgidity | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • pompously embellished language | ||||||||
verbosity | nounn | |||||||
noun • an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words | ||||||||
fustian | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • pompous or pretentious talk or writing • a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap | ||||||||
aureate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • elaborately or excessively ornamented • having the deep slightly brownish color of gold | ||||||||
blah | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • pompous or pretentious talk or writing | ||||||||
claptrap | nounn | |||||||
noun • pompous or pretentious talk or writing | ||||||||
highfalutin | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • affectedly genteel; to carry an air of affected importance; to be snobbish and haughty | ||||||||
rant | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion • pompous or pretentious talk or writing verb • talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |