Synonyms of hot air

hot air

noun

1

as in rhetoric

boastful speech or writing

his taking credit for the rescue was mostly hot air, since the boat was actually saved by the Coast Guard

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in wind

language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere

her campaign promise to "fight for the people" showed a taste for stale hot air

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hot air

Indirect grilling involves cooking food with hot air circulating it, much like in a convection oven. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2026

But if ventilation is blocked or poor, hot air becomes trapped beneath the roof, increasing attic temperatures and forcing the air conditioner to work harder to keep the entire home comfortable. — Kamron Sanders, The Spruce, 3 July 2026

Intense, high pressure has formed an atmospheric ridge of thick, hot air that is expected to hover over us the next several days, said Mike Rehnberg, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026

The high temperatures on the east coast this weekend are due to a high-pressure system known as a heat dome, a severe weather phenomenon that occurs when a high-pressure system traps a massive mass of hot air over a region, according to Gray News. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026