Thesaurus results for BOMBAST

bombast

noun

ˈbäm-ˌbast

Definition of bombast

as in rhetoric

boastful speech or writing the other world leaders at the international conference had little interest in being subjected to the president's bombast

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as in grandiloquence

language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere you need less bombast and more substance in this speech on human rights

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Recent Examples of bombast Eye-rolling over Gorka’s bombast has given way to anxiety about the administration’s preparedness to identify and stop major plots. — Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 21 Apr. 2026 The bombast of the song clashes with the aloofness of her style. — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026 McMahon had a career’s worth of lessons in the virtues of bombast, and also in the dangers of it. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 That’s not just because Miller’s presence rings bittersweet given the actor’s real life struggles and controversies today, but also because this relatively modest affair lacks most of Levinson’s aesthetic and bombast. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bombast

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Noun

As for Turkey, despite the heated rhetoric from both sides, Israel and Turkey are probably not going to militarily clash or fight a war against each other anytime soon.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Critics say such rhetoric undermines public confidence in election results.

— Dan Mangan, CNBC, 7 July 2026

Definition of rhetoric

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Much of that singularity was centered in McCarthy’s prose, which ricocheted—sometimes gracefully, sometimes jarringly—between gruff matter-of-factness and soaring, biblical grandiloquence.

— Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 13 June 2023
Several of them can fly, and all have at least a touch of grandiloquence to them.

— Michael Nordine, Variety, 11 Aug. 2022

Definition of grandiloquence

Noun

Like every precocious rising star fluent in the dialect of bluster, Wembanyama talked big, too.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 24 June 2026
And to be sure, much talk of a pause by American companies might just be bluster—easy statements for leaders to make in the knowledge that a pause is a political non-starter.

— Billy Perrigo, Time, 23 June 2026

Definition of bluster

Noun

Emmys season is about ot begin, and with it, a slew of contenders destined for nominations and memorialization by way of snubs chatter.

— Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
There is a lot of chatter out there on the interwebs about who will and won’t be in the house for Big Brother season 28.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

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