Synonyms of bombast

bombast

noun

ˈbäm-ˌbast 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rhetoric
• grandiloquence
• braggadocio
• magniloquence
• bluster
• chatter
• brag
• rant
• rodomontade
• hot air
• bull
• gasconade
• gas
• fanfaronade
• pomposity
• rhapsody
• oratory
• verbosity
• turgidity
• prattle
• babble
• jawing
• swagger
• gabble
• drivel
• wind
• windiness
• jabber
• gibberish
• bloviation
• cockalorum
• prating
• vaunt
• blab
• egotism
• gibber
• patter
• yammering
• self-importance
• self-conceit

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rhetoric
• grandiloquence
• oratory
• fustian
• wind
• verbiage
• hot air
• jazz
• gas
• nonsense
• claptrap
• grandiosity
• drivel
• pomposity
• hogwash
• pretension
• gibberish
• loftiness
• verbosity
• wordiness
• humbug
• pretentiousness
• garrulousness
• jabberwocky
• garrulity
• moonshine
• floweriness
• affectedness
• windiness
• verboseness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bombast

The documentary’s contradiction is right there, enthralling us with the wild achievements Potter pulled off and frustrating us with his bombast, leading us to ponder whether, as The Dark Wizard suggests, either could exist without the other. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 May 2026

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

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

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