High-sounding
High-sounding adjective - Full of fine words and fancy expressions.
Prideful and high-sounding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prideful" instead an adjective phrase "High-sounding".
Prideful
Prideful adjective - Having or displaying feelings of scorn for what is regarded as beneath oneself.
Usage example: prideful intellectuals long considered rock music unworthy of serious study
High-sounding and prideful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "High-sounding" instead an adjective "Prideful".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- affected and high-sounding
- affected and prideful
- lofty and high-sounding
- lofty and prideful
- assuming and high-sounding
- assuming and prideful
- ostentatious and high-sounding
- ostentatious and prideful
- haughty and high-sounding
- haughty and prideful
- pretentious and high-sounding
- pretentious and prideful
- pompous and high-sounding
- pompous and prideful
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