Pompous and Simple

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

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Simple is an antonym for pompous in topics: self-important, grandiloquent, arrogant.

Nearby Words: pomposity, pomp, pompously

Simple adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.

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Pompous is an antonym for simple.

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