Synonyms of bombastic

bombastic

adjective

bäm-ˈba-stik 

as in rhetoric

marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases

a bombastic speech intended to impress the voters in her congressional district

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rhetoric
• rhetorical
• inflated
• pontifical
• grandiloquent
• gaseous
• oratorical
• flatulent
• gassy
• fustian
• ornate
• grandiose
• windy
• pretentious
• orotund
• turgid
• pompous
• florid
• bloated
• flowery
• stilted
• lofty
• elevated
• high-sounding
• wordy
• hifalutin
• verbose
• high-flown
• tumid
• highfalutin
• overdone

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eloquent
• direct
• simple
• plain
• matter-of-fact
• unrhetorical
• straightforward
• unadorned
• unaffected
• bald
• stark
• unpretentious
• well-spoken
• plainspoken

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bombastic

That's not to say that Vigilantes is entirely without its big, bombastic action scenes. —John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025

Loading your audio article SAN FRANCISCO — As bombastic as Draymond Green’s championship aspirations have been, his assessment that the Warriors still have a long way to go is as honest. —Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025

Somewhere between bullish and bombastic sits Dana Brown, the antithesis of almost all of his baseball contemporaries. —Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025

And his commanding voice leads the way for the blissful and bombastic blend of music delivered by a range of amazing vocalists throughout the cast. —Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025