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Synonyms & Antonyms of pompous
1
having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude
- the pompous waiter served us in the manner of a person doing some poor soul a great favor
Synonyms for pompous
- arrogant,
- assumptive,
- bumptious,
- cavalier,
- chesty,
- haughty,
- high-and-mighty,
- high-handed,
- high-hat,
- highfalutin
- (also hifalutin),
- huffish,
- huffy,
- imperious,
- important,
- lofty,
- lordly,
- masterful,
- overweening,
- peremptory,
- presuming,
- presumptuous,
- pretentious,
- self-asserting,
- self-assertive,
- sniffy,
- stiff-necked,
- supercilious,
- superior,
- toplofty
- (also toploftical),
- uppish,
- uppity
Words Related to pompous
- blusterous,
- blustery,
- boastful,
- bombastic,
- braggart,
- bragging,
- braggy,
- cocky,
- swaggering,
- vain,
- vainglorious
- complacent,
- conceited,
- egocentric,
- egoistic
- (also egoistical),
- egotistic
- (or egotistical),
- hubristic,
- narcissistic,
- orgulous,
- prideful,
- proud,
- self-affected,
- self-applauding,
- self-centered,
- self-complacent,
- self-conceited,
- self-pleased,
- self-satisfied,
- smug,
- stuck-up
- extroverted
- (also extraverted),
- immodest
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2
having too high an opinion of oneself
- a pompous piano teacher who thought that the music world was lucky to have her
Synonyms for pompous
- assured,
- biggety
- (or biggity)
- [Southern & Midland],
- bigheaded,
- complacent,
- conceited,
- consequential,
- egoistic
- (also egoistical),
- egotistic
- (or egotistical),
- important,
- overweening,
- prideful,
- proud,
- self-conceited,
- self-important,
- self-opinionated,
- self-satisfied,
- smug,
- stuck-up,
- swellheaded,
- vain,
- vainglorious
Words Related to pompous
- arrogant,
- assumptive,
- bumptious,
- cavalier,
- chesty,
- disdainful,
- fastuous,
- haughty,
- high-and-mighty,
- high-hat,
- huffy,
- lofty,
- lordly,
- masterful,
- peremptory,
- pontifical,
- self-asserting,
- self-assertive,
- snobbish,
- snobby,
- snooty,
- supercilious,
- superior,
- toplofty
- (also toploftical),
- uppish,
- uppity
- highfalutin
- (also hifalutin),
- holier-than-thou,
- pretentious
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3
self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance
- a pompous gambling casino decorated to look like a palace in ancient Rome
Synonyms for pompous
- affected,
- grandiose,
- high-minded,
- highfalutin
- (also hifalutin),
- la-di-da
- (also la-de-da or lah-de-dah or lah-dee-dah or lah-di-dah),
- ostentatious,
- pretentious,
- snippy
Words Related to pompous
- arrogant,
- bumptious,
- complacent,
- conceited,
- egoistic
- (also egoistical),
- egotistic
- (or egotistical),
- high-and-mighty,
- high-handed,
- high-hat,
- hoity-toity,
- imperious,
- important,
- overweening,
- presumptuous,
- prideful,
- proud,
- self-asserting,
- self-assertive,
- self-centered,
- self-complacent,
- self-conceited,
- self-important,
- self-obsessed,
- self-pleased,
- self-satisfied,
- smug,
- uppity,
- vain,
- vainglorious
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The first known use of pompous was in the 15th century
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