pompous English

Meaning pompous meaning

What does pompous mean?

pompous

— adjective (= grandiloquent, overblown, pontifical) puffed up with vanity a grandiloquent and boastful manner overblown oratory a pompous speech pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey — Newsweek

— adjective characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display

Synonyms pompous synonyms

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pompous English » English

pretentious

ostentatious

haughty

bombastic

grandiloquent

grand

arrogant

turgid

portentous

grandiose

splendid

pontifical

high-sounding

high-flown

formal

conceited

tumid

supercilious

stilted

showy

proud

overblown

orotund

magniloquent

magnificent

highfaluting

highfalutin

high falutin

gaudy

flatulent

flamboyant

consequential

ceremonious

affected

vainglorious

uppity

twit

toplofty

theatrical

swollen-headed

swanky

sumptuous

strut

stately

splurging

splendor

solemn

snooty

snobby

show off

Topics pompous topics

What do people use pompous to talk about?

Social behavior Behavior Admire someone

Proud

• What words refer to thinking you are more important than you really are?
  self-important pompous jumped up have delusions of grandeur get too big for your boots/britches