GRANDILOQUENT Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word grandiloquent. (close relations)
grandiloquence
Best Alternative Words for GRANDILOQUENT
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magniloquent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lofty in style | ||||||||
overblown | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • puffed up with vanity • past the stage of full bloom | ||||||||
pompous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display adjective satellite • puffed up with vanity | ||||||||
affected | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • acted upon; influenced • speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression • being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion | ||||||||
bombastic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • ostentatiously lofty in style | ||||||||
eloquent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
high-flown | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals) • of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style | ||||||||
hyperbolic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to a hyperbola adjective satellite • enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness | ||||||||
inflated | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness • pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals) | ||||||||
lofty | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style • of imposing height; especially standing out above others • having or displaying great dignity or nobility | ||||||||
ornate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details | ||||||||
ostentatious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • intended to attract notice and impress others adjective satellite • (of a display) tawdry or vulgar | ||||||||
overdone | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • represented as greater than is true or reasonable • cooked too long but still edible | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
theatrical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to the theater • suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater noun • a performance of a play | ||||||||
verbose | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • using or containing too many words | ||||||||