bombastic

(bŏm*bȧs"tĭk or bŬm*bȧs"tĭk), Bom·bas·tic·al a.

Characterized by bombast; high-sounding; inflated. -- Bom·bas·tic·al·ly, adv.

A theatrical, bombastic, windy phraseology.

Burke.

Syn. -- Turgid; tumid; pompous; grandiloquent.

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adjective

Characterized by language that is elevated and sometimes pompous in style: aureate, declamatory, flowery, fustian, grandiloquent, high-flown, high-sounding, magniloquent, orotund, overblown, rhetorical, sonorous, swollen. See plain/fancy, style/good style/bad style, words.

adj

Definition: pompous, grandiloquent
Antonyms: humble, quiet, reserved, restrained

IN BRIEF: Boastful in speech or writing; pompous.

The writer's bombastic, pompous style was a real turn-off for me.

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For a list of words related to bombastic, see:

• Extroverted, Outgoing, Outspoken, or Dramatic

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See words rhyming with "bombastic."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - bombastisk, hastemt, svulstig

Nederlands (Dutch)
bombastisch

Français (French)
adj. - grandiloquent, ampoulé, pompeux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - bombastisch, schwülstig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πομπώδης, στομφώδης

Italiano (Italian)
ampolloso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - bombástico, empolado (fig.)

Русский (Russian)
высокопарный, напыщенный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - rimbombante, altisonante, pomposo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - bombastisk, svulstig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
夸大的, 言过其实的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 誇大的, 言過其實的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 과장된, 허풍의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 誇大な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مغالي, طنان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נמלץ, מנופח, בומבסטי‬

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