BOMBASTIC Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word bombastic. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for BOMBASTIC
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turgid | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • ostentatiously lofty in style • abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas | ||||||||
inflated | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness • pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals) | ||||||||
extravagant | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings • recklessly wasteful | ||||||||
flamboyant | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana adjective satellite • marked by ostentation but often tasteless • elaborately or excessively ornamented | ||||||||
flowery | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or suggestive of flowers adjective satellite • marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details | ||||||||
fulsome | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech | ||||||||
grandiloquent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lofty in style • puffed up with vanity | ||||||||
high-flown | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals) • of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style | ||||||||
high-sounding | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals) | ||||||||
magniloquent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lofty in style | ||||||||
ostentatious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • intended to attract notice and impress others adjective satellite • (of a display) tawdry or vulgar | ||||||||
overblown | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • puffed up with vanity • past the stage of full bloom | ||||||||
overdone | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • represented as greater than is true or reasonable • cooked too long but still edible | ||||||||
pompous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display adjective satellite • puffed up with vanity | ||||||||
pretentious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction • intended to attract notice and impress others adjective satellite • (of a display) tawdry or vulgar | ||||||||
rhetorical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to rhetoric • given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought | ||||||||
showy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by ostentation but often tasteless • displaying brilliance and virtuosity • (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display • superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense | ||||||||
verbose | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • using or containing too many words | ||||||||
declamatory | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • ostentatiously lofty in style | ||||||||
large | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent noun • a garment size for a large person adverb • at a distance, wide of something (as of a mark) • with the wind abaft the beam • in a boastful manner adjective satellite • fairly large or important in effect; influential • ostentatiously lofty in style • generous and understanding and tolerant • conspicuous in position or importance • having broad power and range and scope • in an advanced stage of pregnancy | ||||||||