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HIGH-FLOWN Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word high-flown. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word high-flown. (close relations)

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bombastic
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• ostentatiously lofty in style

elevated
adjectiveadj
noun

• a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level

adjective satellite

• raised above the ground

• of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

• increased in amount or degree

exalted
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

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

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

magniloquent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lofty in style

orotund
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• ostentatiously lofty in style

• (of sounds) full and rich

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

high-minded
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

grand
adjectiveadj
noun

• the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

• a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs

adjective satellite

• of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

• of or befitting a lord

• ostentatiously rich and superior in quality

• extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

• of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

• large and impressive in physical size or extent

• the most important and magnificent in adornment

• used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person

high-sounding
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)

idealistic
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas

adjective satellite

• of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

inflated
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness

• pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)

noble-minded
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

rarefied
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having low density

• of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

rarified
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having low density

• of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

sublime
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• inspiring awe

• worthy of adoration or reverence

• lifted up or set high

• of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

• greatest or maximal in degree; extreme

verb

• vaporize and then condense right back again

• change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting

Alternatives for BOMBASTIC

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