Synonyms of the word

high-sounding

• adj. Having an elevated or moralistic tone.
• adj. Oratorial or even contrived sounding.

high-flown

• adj. pretentiously eloquent; highly figurative.
• adj. lofty, extravagant, refined.

inflated

• adj. Filled with air or fluid.
• adj. Expanded; in a state of inflation, of abnormally increased size, amount, etc.
• adj. (economics): In a state of higher cost.
• adj. (figuratively) Pompous; arrogant (of a person or ego).
• adj. (figuratively) Containing excessive, meaningless words, particularly for show.
• adj. Higher that the true figure.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of inflate.

pretentious

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