Pompous
Pompous adjective - Having too high an opinion of oneself.
Usage example: a pompous piano teacher who thought that the music world was lucky to have her
Swellheaded and pompous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Swellheaded" instead an adjective "Pompous".
Swellheaded
Swellheaded adjective - Having too high an opinion of oneself.
Usage example: the child has become swellheaded from his parents' constant praise
Pompous and swellheaded are semantically related. You can use "Pompous" instead an adjective "Swellheaded".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- affected and pompous
- affected and swellheaded
- lofty and pompous
- lofty and swellheaded
- self-important and pompous
- self-important and swellheaded
- haughty and pompous
- haughty and swellheaded
- pretentious and pompous
- pretentious and swellheaded
- bombastic and pompous
- bombastic and swellheaded
- inflated and pompous
- inflated and swellheaded
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