BOMBAST Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word bombast. (close relations)
bombastic
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| grandiloquence | nounn | |||||
noun • high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation | ||||||
| bluster | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • noisy confusion and turbulence • a swaggering show of courage • a violent gusty wind • vain and empty boasting verb • blow hard; be gusty, as of wind • show off • act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner | ||||||
| boastfulness | nounn | |||||
noun • outspoken conceit | ||||||
| bravado | nounn | |||||
noun • a swaggering show of courage | ||||||
| loftiness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being high or lofty • impressiveness in scale or proportion | ||||||
| magniloquence | nounn | |||||
noun • high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation | ||||||
| pomposity | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity | ||||||
| rhetoric | nounn | |||||
noun • using language effectively to please or persuade • high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation • loud and confused and empty talk • study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking) | ||||||
| turgidity | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • pompously embellished language | ||||||
| verbosity | nounn | |||||
noun • an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words | ||||||
| fustian | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • pompous or pretentious talk or writing • a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap | ||||||
| aureate | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • elaborately or excessively ornamented • having the deep slightly brownish color of gold | ||||||
| blah | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • pompous or pretentious talk or writing | ||||||
| claptrap | nounn | |||||
noun • pompous or pretentious talk or writing | ||||||
| highfalutin | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • affectedly genteel; to carry an air of affected importance; to be snobbish and haughty | ||||||
| rant | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion • pompous or pretentious talk or writing verb • talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner | ||||||
