High-minded
High-minded adjective - Self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance.
Usage example: she was too high-minded to admit publicly to watching trashy movies, but privately she loved them
Pompous and high-minded are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pompous" instead an adjective phrase "High-minded".
Pompous
Pompous adjective - Self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance.
Usage example: a pompous gambling casino decorated to look like a palace in ancient Rome
High-minded and pompous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "High-minded" instead an adjective "Pompous".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- lofty and high-minded
- lofty and pompous
- haughty and high-minded
- haughty and pompous
- magnificent and high-minded
- magnificent and pompous
- pretentious and high-minded
- pretentious and pompous
- inflated and high-minded
- inflated and pompous
- arrogant and high-minded
- arrogant and pompous
- superior and high-minded
- superior and pompous
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