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Synonyms & Antonyms of grandiloquent
1
full of fine words and fancy expressions
- poets in the 19th century tended to write poetry filled with grandiloquent phrases
Synonyms for grandiloquent
- aureate,
- florid,
- flowery,
- high-flown,
- high-sounding,
- highfalutin
- (also hifalutin),
- magnific,
- ornate,
- purple,
- rhetorical
- (also rhetoric)
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2
marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases
- at Independence Day celebrations grandiloquent speeches by local politicians are as traditional as fireworks
Synonyms for grandiloquent
- bombastic,
- flatulent,
- fustian,
- gaseous,
- gassy,
- oratorical,
- orotund,
- rhetorical
- (also rhetoric),
- windy
Words Related to grandiloquent
- 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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“Grandiloquent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandiloquent. Accessed 23 Jan. 2022.
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