OVERBLOWN Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word overblown. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for OVERBLOWN
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| inflated | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness • pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals) | ||||||||
| pompous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display adjective satellite • puffed up with vanity | ||||||||
| bloated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas | ||||||||
| bombastic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • ostentatiously lofty in style | ||||||||
| exaggerated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • represented as greater than is true or reasonable • enlarged to an abnormal degree | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| ostentatious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • intended to attract notice and impress others adjective satellite • (of a display) tawdry or vulgar | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| grandiloquent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lofty in style • puffed up with vanity | ||||||||
| pontifical | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles • denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops noun • the vestments and other insignia of a pontiff (especially a bishop) adjective satellite • puffed up with vanity | ||||||||
| portentous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • of momentous or ominous significance • ominously prophetic • puffed up with vanity | ||||||||
