bombastic

bom·bas·tic

adj \bäm-ˈbas-tik\

Definition of BOMBASTIC

: marked by or given to bombast : pompous, overblown

— bom·bas·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of BOMBASTIC

1. <a bombastic speech intended to impress the voters in her congressional district>

First Known Use of BOMBASTIC

1704

Related to BOMBASTIC

Synonyms: rhetorical, flatulent, fustian, gaseous, gassy, grandiloquent, oratorical, orotund, windy

Antonyms: unrhetorical

Related Words: bloated, elevated, florid, flowery, grandiose, highfalutin (also hifalutin), high-flown, high-sounding, inflated, lofty, ornate, pompous, pontifical, pretentious, stilted, tumid, turgid; overdone, verbose, wordy

Near Antonyms: eloquent, well-spoken; bald, direct, matter-of-fact, plain, plainspoken, simple, stark, straightforward, unadorned, unaffected, unpretentious

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Other Publishing Terms

annotate, dreadful, emend, expurgate, factoid, jump, lobster shift, redaction, referee

Rhymes with BOMBASTIC

dynastic, elastic, fantastic, gymnastic, monastic, sarcastic, scholastic, stochastic