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Synonyms of bombast
1
boastful speech or writing
- the other world leaders at the international conference had little interest in being subjected to the president's bombast
Synonyms for bombast
- bluster,
- brag,
- braggadocio,
- bull
- [slang],
- cockalorum,
- fanfaronade,
- gas,
- gasconade,
- grandiloquence,
- hot air,
- magniloquence,
- rant,
- rodomontade
- (also rhodomontade)
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2
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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“Bombast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bombast. Accessed 28 Oct. 2021.
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