High-sounding
High-sounding adjective - Full of fine words and fancy expressions.
Usage example: high-sounding speeches full of promises that the candidates would never keep
Lofty and high-sounding are semantically related. in grand-sounding topic. In some cases you can use "Lofty" instead an adjective phrase "High-sounding".
Lofty
Lofty adjective - Having or displaying feelings of scorn for what is regarded as beneath oneself.
Usage example: his lofty attitude toward menial chores really rankles the other camp counselors
High-sounding and lofty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "High-sounding" instead an adjective "Lofty".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- rhetorical and high-sounding
- rhetorical and lofty
- haughty and high-sounding
- haughty and lofty
- pretentious and high-sounding
- pretentious and lofty
- bombastic and high-sounding
- bombastic and lofty
- grandiose and high-sounding
- grandiose and lofty
- big and high-sounding
- big and lofty
- inflated and high-sounding
- inflated and lofty
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