Bombast
Bombast noun - Language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere.
Usage example: you need less bombast and more substance in this speech on human rights
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Synonyms for Bombast
Loftiness and bombast are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Loftiness" instead a noun "Bombast".
Nearby Word: bombastic
Loftiness
Loftiness noun - An exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims.
Usage example: we were offended by the new club member's air of loftiness
Bombast and loftiness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bombast" instead a noun "Loftiness".
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Related pairs
- pretension and bombast
- pretension and loftiness
- bluster and bombast
- bluster and loftiness
- swagger and bombast
- swagger and loftiness
- ostentation and bombast
- ostentation and loftiness
- rhetoric and bombast
- rhetoric and loftiness
- pomposity and bombast
- pomposity and loftiness
- grandiloquence and bombast
- grandiloquence and loftiness
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