FLATULENT Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

flatulent

adjective

ˈfla-chə-lənt

Definition of flatulent

as in rhetorical

marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases on election night TV's self-important pundits let loose a fusillade of flatulent pontifications

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Recent Examples of flatulent Now in its fifth season, the Apple TV drama follows a gang of screw-up spies who are nobody’s idea of the Avengers, led by Gary Oldman’s irascible, flatulent Jackson Lamb. — Alison Herman, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025 Our foul, flatulent father-figure may exaggerate a bit when belittling his enemies (and friends, for that matter), but cloaked under his aura of filth — like an adult Pig-Pen’s toxic dust cloud — rests a core truth. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025 Gary Oldman plays Jackson Lamb in the series, the curmudgeonly and flatulent chief of Slough House where all the MI5 misfits are sent. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 The waggish jeer that subverts the Reich Chancellery, designed by Adolf Hitler's chief architect, Albert Speer, must have sent the woman who chastises children for flatulent folly into a tizzy. — Natasha Gural, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flatulent

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Adjective

To judge by the vocabulary deployed in its pages, the book belongs in the inner sanctum of literary theory, where the walls are hung with gnarly rhetorical tropes.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
For one, what South Korea is calling a policy shift is largely rhetorical and little different in substance from the previous approach, says KIDA's Lee Ho-ryung.

— Se Eun Gong, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of rhetorical

Adjective

Hundreds of thousands of property and business owners saw their assessed values raised by more than 15% either in 2023 or 2025, leading to inflated property tax bills that many have called unreasonable or unfair.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026
Still, the fandoms that are most likely to post emo lyrics or examine the most devastating lines could have a slightly inflated score.

— Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of inflated

Adjective

One leading theory suggests that a large fraction of their total mass consists of gaseous envelopes composed of hydrogen and helium.

— Chris Young July 30, Refractor, 30 July 2026
After validating the liquid Hydrogen Fuel System, the company completed testing of the Fuel Cell Hydrogen System, which supplies gaseous hydrogen to the fuel cell.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026

Definition of gaseous

Adjective

Oscar-winning actor Gary Oldman, known to fans of AppleTV series Slow Horses as the shambolic, gassy spy Jackson Lamb, will be honored at this year Edinburgh Television Festival with the fest’s lifetime achievement honor, the Golden Icon Award.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
The Times first reported back in 2024 that the attraction’s gassy cars would be on the way out by the end of 2026.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026

Definition of gassy

Adjective

Leo opened his visit to Pompeii by meeting with sick and disabled people who are cared for by a charity center affiliated with the sanctuary, which Leo’s namesake, Pope Leo XIII, declared a pontifical basilica in 1901.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 May 2026
That public spat has overshadowed his pontifical tour of four African countries, which ended Thursday with a Mass for thousands of people in Malabo, the former capital of Equatorial Guinea.

— Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026

Definition of pontifical

Adjective

Fans have in some instances railed against commentator Alexi Lalas, a veteran analyst, player and soccer executive who has been accused of being too bombastic, and even partisan during his time on air.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 July 2026
This bombastic rhetoric echoes an inherent feeling of frustration in Russia over the failure to segregate Ukraine from the West.

— Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Definition of bombastic

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