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high-sounding

adjective high-sound·ing \ ˈhī-ˈsau̇n-diŋ \

Definition of high-sounding

:pompous, imposing

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First Known Use of high-sounding

1624

high-sounding Synonyms

Synonyms

aureate, florid, grandiloquent, highfalutin (also hifalutin), high-flown, high-sounding, magnific, ornate, purple, rhetorical (also rhetoric)

Related Words

affected, bloated, fancy-pants, grandiose, inflated, pompous, pretentious, stilted; excessive, flattering, fulsome; boastful, bombastic; elevated, eloquent, lofty; bookish, inkhorn, learned

Near Antonyms

prosaic, unpoetic; bald, direct, lean, matter-of-fact, plain, plainspoken, simple, spare, stark, straightforward, unadorned; natural, unaffected, unpretentious

HIGH-SOUNDING Defined for English Language Learners

high-sounding

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Definition of high-sounding for English Language Learners

: using words that are meant to sound important and impressive

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