Synonyms of the word

grandiloquent

• adj. (of a person, their language or writing) given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive…

magniloquent

• adj. Speaking pompously; using swelling discourse; bombastic; tumid in style; grandiloquent.

overblown

• adj. Of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc.
• v. past participle of overblow.

pompous

• adj. Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.

pontifical

• adj. Of or pertaining to a pontiff.
• adj. Pompous, dignified or dogmatic.
• adj. Of or pertaining to the pontifices of Ancient Rome.
• adj. Of or relating to the building of bridges.
• n. A book containing the offices, or formulas, used by a pontiff.

portentous

• adj. Of momentous or ominous significance.
• adj. Ominously prophetic.
• adj. Puffed up with vanity.

pretentious

• adj. Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
• adj. Ostentatious; intended to impress others.

rhetorical

• adj. Part of or similar to rhetoric, the use of language as a means to persuade.
• adj. Not earnest, or presented only for the purpose of an argument.

tall

• adj. (of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of…
• adj. (of a building, etc.) Having its top a long way up; having a great vertical (and often greater than horizontal)…
• adj. (of a story) Hard to believe, such as a tall story or a tall tale.
• adj. (chiefly US, of a cup of coffee) A cup of coffee smaller than grande, usually 8 ounces.
• adj. (obsolete) Obsequious; obedient.
• adj. (obsolete) Seemly; suitable; fitting, becoming, comely; attractive, handsome.
• adj. (obsolete) Bold; brave; courageous; valiant.
• adj. (archaic) Fine; proper; admirable; great; excellent.