Synonyms of bombastic
78 similar words · 11 opposite words
Another word for bombastic is arrogant. Other synonyms of bombastic are vain, cocky, pompous, presumptuous and haughty. The opposite of bombastic is laconic.
Synonyms and similar words for bombastic
adjectiveShowy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous.
- circumlocutoryCharacterised by circumlocution; overly wordy.
- diffuse
- periphrastic
- palaverousVerbose; wordy.
- pleonastic
- prolix
- rigmaroleCharacterized by rigmarole; prolix; tedious.
- sesquipedalian
- verbose
- wordyUsing an excessive number of words.
- airy
- arrogantHaving excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.
- chesty informal
- authoritarian
- biggityConceited, uppity.
- big-headed slang
- blustery
- turgescent formalBecoming turgid or swollen.
- boastfulTending to boast or brag.
- lordly
- cockyOverly confident; arrogant and boastful.
- conceited
- disdainfulShowing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy.
- domineeringOverbearing, dictatorial or authoritarian.
- egotistical
- entitled
- flauntingThat flaunts; showy or gaudy.
- full of oneselfEgotistical, believing oneself to be superior to others; preoccupied with one's own work, interests, point of view, etc.
- grandiose
- hanktyOverbearing; pompous.
- haughtyConveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
- high-handedUsing power or authority without proper consideration for the feelings or rights of others.
- high-hat colloquialDisdainful; haughty.
- high and mighty
- highfalutin colloquialSelf-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
- hoity-toity colloquial
- holier-than-thouHypocritically or self-righteously pious; sanctimonious; smugly morally superior.
- hubristicOf or relating to hubris (“excessive arrogance or pride, or presumption”); hence, overly arrogant or proud, or...
- hubristicalHubristic.
- imperious
- inflated
- insolentRude.
- la-di-da
- ostentatious
- overbearingOverly bossy, domineering, arrogant, forceful, intense, or annoying.
- overweeningUnduly confident; (sometimes also) arrogant.
- pompousAffectedly grand, solemn or self-important.
- presumptuousMaking unwarranted presumptions or assumptions, often out of arrogance or excessive self-confidence, and thus exceeding...
- pretentious
- priggishLike a prig.
- puffed up
- sanctimoniousMaking a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.
- self-importantHaving, or behaving as if having, too high an opinion of one's own importance.
- snobbish slangHaving the property of being a snob; arrogant and pretentious; smugly superior or dismissive of perceived inferiors.
- snooty slangHaughty, pompous, snobbish; inclined to turn up one's nose.
- snotty slang
- stout
- stuck up slang
- superciliousArrogantly superior; showing contemptuous indifference; haughty.
- thrasonicThrasonical.
- thrasonicalBoastful, bragging, vainglorious.
- toplofticalHaughty, hoity-toity, superior.
- toploftySelf-important, haughty.
- tumidPompous, bombastic.
- turgidOverly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic.
- uppish
- uppityPresumptuous, above oneself, self-important; arrogant, snobbish, haughty.
- uppySynonym of uppity.
- upstageHaughty, aloof.
- vainOverly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with...
- buggish dialectal, obsoleteUppity.
- flatulent obsolete
- glorious obsoleteExcessively proud or boastful.
- haught obsoleteHaughty.
- haut obsolete
- orgulous archaic, literaryArrogant, haughty, proud.
adjectiveHigh‐sounding but with little meaning.
adjectiveMore synonyms
- fustianOf a person, or their speech or writing: using inflated, pompous, or pretentious language; bombastic; grandiloquent...
Opposite of bombastic
Meaning of bombastic
- adjective Showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous.
- adjective High‐sounding but with little meaning.
- adjective Loud, aggressive, highly exaggerated, or explosive in manner or delivery; over‐the‐top.
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Questions about synonyms of bombastic
- What is another word for bombastic?
- Bombastic has 78 synonyms on Word.ws, such as arrogant, vain, cocky, pompous, presumptuous, haughty, sanctimonious and uppity.
- What is the opposite of bombastic?
- The opposite of bombastic is laconic. Other antonyms of bombastic are tight and brief.
- What does bombastic mean?
- Bombastic means showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous.
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