All bombastic synonyms
bom·bas·tic
B b adj bombastic
- grandiose — affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
- rhapsodic — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- histrionic — of or relating to actors or acting.
- aureate — covered with gold; gilded
- balderdash — If you say that something that has been said or written is balderdash, you think it is completely untrue or very stupid.
- declamatory — A declamatory phrase, statement, or way of speaking is dramatic and confident.
- flowery — covered with or having many flowers.
- fustian — a stout fabric of cotton and flax.
- high-flown — extravagant in aims, pretensions, etc.
- highfalutin — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- inflated — distended with air or gas; swollen.
- loudmouthed — loud, gossipy, or indiscreet; vociferous.
- magniloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.
- orotund — (of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness.
- ostentatious — characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser.
- overblown — (of a flower) past the stage of full bloom; more than full-blown: an overblown rose.
- ranting — to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave: The demagogue ranted for hours.
- rhetorical — used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
- sonorous — giving out or capable of giving out a sound, especially a deep, resonant sound, as a thing or place: a sonorous cavern.
- stuffed shirt — a pompous, self-satisfied, and inflexible person.
- swollen — a past participle of swell.
- tumid — swollen, or affected with swelling, as a part of the body.
- turgid — swollen; distended; tumid.
- verbose — characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy: a verbose report.
- windbag — Informal. an empty, voluble, pretentious talker.
- windy — accompanied or characterized by wind: a windy day.
- wordy — characterized by or given to the use of many, or too many, words; verbose: She grew impatient at his wordy reply.