bombastic
adjectiveUsing grand, inflated language that outweighs its substance.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsTHE WORDCRAFT REFERENCE SHELF
Find a precise meaning, see a word in use, and build your own collection. Search words, definitions, and related terms.
4 words matching "inflated" / Showing 1-4
Clear all filtersPractice this page's 4 words in either direction.
Using grand, inflated language that outweighs its substance.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsUnreasonably high or excessive, especially in cost or demand.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsExaggerated, inflated, or more grandiose than the subject warrants.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressionsSwollen; in writing, excessively inflated or pompous.
Read it in a lessonSynonyms and related expressions