HIGHFALUTINGS Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word highfalutings. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| bombastic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • ostentatiously lofty in style | ||||||
| elaborate | verbv | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by complexity and richness of detail • developed or executed with care and in minute detail verb • add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing • produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product • make more complex, intricate, or richer • work out in detail | ||||||
| extravagant | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings • recklessly wasteful | ||||||
| florid | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • elaborately or excessively ornamented • inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life | ||||||
| flowery | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of or relating to or suggestive of flowers adjective satellite • marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| inflated | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness • pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals) | ||||||
| magniloquent | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • lofty in style | ||||||
| orotund | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • ostentatiously lofty in style • (of sounds) full and rich | ||||||
| ostentatious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • intended to attract notice and impress others adjective satellite • (of a display) tawdry or vulgar | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| turgid | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • ostentatiously lofty in style • abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas | ||||||
| verbose | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • using or containing too many words | ||||||
