Awesome and Pompous

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Awesome adjective - Causing wonder or astonishment.

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Pompous and awesome are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pompous" instead an adjective "Awesome".

Nearby Word: awesomely

Pompous adjective - Having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.

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Awesome and pompous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Awesome" instead an adjective "Pompous".

Nearby Words: pomposity, pomp, pompously

When you first meet him, he seems like a pompous yet somewhat awesome pirate king.

Source: Karma Houdini / Video Games
Awesome McCool Name: Forerunners, being the pompous, overbearing pricks they sometimes are, usually have such names.

Source: Literature / Halo: Cryptum
Beyond Good & Evil (named after an even more unrelated book; both games were awesome in spite of their pompous titles)

Source: Mad Lib Fantasy Title

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