GRANDILOQUOUS Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word grandiloquous. (close relations)
Definition of GRANDILOQUOUS
grandiloquence
Best Alternative Words for GRANDILOQUOUS
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bombastic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • ostentatiously lofty in style | ||||||||
extravagant | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings • recklessly wasteful | ||||||||
flowery | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to or suggestive of flowers adjective satellite • marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details | ||||||||
grandiose | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval • affectedly genteel; to carry an air of affected importance; to be snobbish and haughty | ||||||||
highfalutin | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • affectedly genteel; to carry an air of affected importance; to be snobbish and haughty | ||||||||
magniloquent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lofty in style | ||||||||
orotund | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • ostentatiously lofty in style • (of sounds) full and rich | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
verbose | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • using or containing too many words |