bombastic
adjective
Origin of bombastic
Synonyms for bombastic
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Related Words for bombastic
grandiose, rhapsodic, histrionic, aureate, balderdash, declamatory, flowery, fustian, high-flown, highfalutin, inflated, loudmouthed, magniloquent, orotund, ostentatious, overblown, ranting, rhetorical, sonorous, swollenExamples from the Web for bombastic
Contemporary Examples of bombastic
It opens with a bombastic set piece, but it was far less compelling than many of the little, dialogue-driven conflicts that arose.
‘Game of Thrones’ Interactive FanFiction: Whoops, My Friend Was Speared in the ThroatAlec Kubas-Meyer
December 13, 2014
In a TiVo age, who watches political ads anyway, no matter how specious or bombastic?
And most live music is bombastic, because that's the only way to make money in 2014.
Beck’s Musical Time Machine: This Wasn’t a Concert. It was a Spectacular Party.Andrew Romano
April 18, 2014
Nicolas Sarkozy has broken his studied silence in a bombastic op-ed.
You would never know that Larson was infamous in evangelical circles for his bombastic showmanship by talking to him.
Historical Examples of bombastic
Besides all which, even the report of his wealth seemed to him, he said, bombastic nonsense.
HellenicaXenophon
His language in those telegrams and letters was highfaluting and bombastic.
England and GermanyEmile Joseph Dillon
It was bombastic stuff, but my blind, boyish belief in it gave it dignity.
A Son of the Middle BorderHamlin Garland
And to think, in a moment of spite, I'd have given it to that bombastic warrior!
Two Men of Sandy BarBret Harte
There is a great deal of ostentation and bombastic pomp about it.
VeniceDorothy Menpes