TURGIDNESS Synonyms
5 hypernyms for turgidness. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for TURGIDNESS
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| bloated | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas | ||||||
| bombastic | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • ostentatiously lofty in style | ||||||
| distended | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas | ||||||
| grandiloquent | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • lofty in style • puffed up with vanity | ||||||
| high-flown | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals) • of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style | ||||||
| inflated | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness • pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals) | ||||||
| lofty | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style • of imposing height; especially standing out above others • having or displaying great dignity or nobility | ||||||
| overblown | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • puffed up with vanity • past the stage of full bloom | ||||||
| pompous | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display adjective satellite • puffed up with vanity | ||||||
| pretentious | adjective adj | |||||
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 | ||||||
| pretentiousness | noun n | |||||
noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) | ||||||
| prolixity | noun n | |||||
noun • boring verbosity | ||||||
| swollen | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance • abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas | ||||||
| verbosity | noun n | |||||
noun • an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words | ||||||
| wordiness | noun n | |||||
noun • boring verbosity | ||||||
| flatulence | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal • pompously embellished language | ||||||
| turgidity | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • pompously embellished language | ||||||