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Synonyms & Antonyms of fustian
(Entry 1 of 2)
marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases
- one of those fustian odes to patriotic duty that were so beloved by school teachers
Synonyms for fustian
- bombastic,
- flatulent,
- gaseous,
- gassy,
- grandiloquent,
- oratorical,
- orotund,
- rhetorical
- (also rhetoric),
- windy
Words Related to fustian
- bloated,
- elevated,
- florid,
- flowery,
- grandiose,
- highfalutin
- (also hifalutin),
- high-flown,
- high-sounding,
- inflated,
- lofty,
- ornate,
- pompous,
- pontifical,
- pretentious,
- stilted,
- tumid,
- turgid
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fustian
nounSynonyms of fustian (Entry 2 of 2)
language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere
- a speech awash in old-fashioned fustian and bereft of all substance
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The first known use of fustian was in the 13th century
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