bombastic
adjectiveUsing grand, inflated language that outweighs its substance.
Inflated in language
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Clear all filtersUsing grand, inflated language that outweighs its substance.
Inflated in language
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Absolute and without qualification or exception.
In an absolute and unqualified manner.
Unreasonably high or excessive, especially in cost or demand.
Using exaggerated flattery or submissive attention to gain favor.
Impressively large in appearance or excessively ambitious and pretentious.
Deliberate exaggeration used for effect.
Marked by exaggerated language; in mathematics, relating to a hyperbola or certain related structures.
Exaggerated in expression
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To seek favor or acceptance through pleasing behavior.
Lacking interest, flavor, or vigor.
Lacking flavor or interest
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Lacking energy, distinction, or interest.
Speech or sound that remains at one pitch with little variation.
Excessively eager to please through flattery and deference.
Exaggerated, inflated, or more grandiose than the subject warrants.
Excessively inflated
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Exaggeratedly self-important or ceremonious.
Inflated self-importance
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An attempt or claim to seem more important, skilled, or impressive than warranted.
Unwarranted display of importance
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Having or displaying an exaggerated sense of one's own significance.
Inflated sense of importance
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Using excessive flattery toward an influential person.
Swollen; in writing, excessively inflated or pompous.
Swollen
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Dull, empty, and lacking interest or substance.
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