grandiose
adjectiveImpressively large in appearance or excessively ambitious and pretentious.
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adjectiveUsing grand, inflated language that outweighs its substance.
Inflated in language
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lofty
adjectiveVery high or elevated; figuratively, ambitious, noble, or expressed with superiority.
Very high
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overblown
adjectiveExaggerated, inflated, or more grandiose than the subject warrants.
Excessively inflated
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pompous
adjectiveExaggeratedly self-important or ceremonious.
Inflated self-importance
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pontifical
adjectivePompous and dogmatic in expressing an opinion.
posturing
nounAdopting an artificial attitude or display to impress or influence others.
pretentious
adjectiveTrying to appear more important, cultured, or impressive than justified.
rhetoric
nounThe art of effective expression; also language criticized as impressive but lacking substance.
Effective expression
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self-important
adjectiveHaving or displaying an exaggerated sense of one's own significance.
Inflated sense of importance
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sublime
adjectiveOf such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire awe.
tumid
adjectiveSwollen; in writing, excessively inflated or pompous.
Swollen
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