What is another word for highflown?
312 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ hˈa͡ɪflə͡ʊn], [ hˈaɪfləʊn], [ h_ˈaɪ_f_l_əʊ_n]Table of Contents
Similar words for highflown:- bombastic (adjective)
- elevated (adjective)
- florid (adjective)
- flowery (adjective)
- grandiloquent (adjective)
- grandiose (adjective)
- heroic (adjective)
- high-flown (adjective)
- high-sounding (adjective)
- ideal (adjective)
- imaginative (adjective)
- metaphysical (adjective)
- pompous (adjective)
- pretentious (adjective)
- puffed-up (adjective)
- rhetorical (adjective)
- snobbish (adjective)
- stilted (adjective)
- uppish (adjective)
- vaulting (adjective)
- other synonyms
- n.
Synonyms for Highflown:
adj.
•bombastic (adjective)- rhetorical,
- ranting,
- sonorous,
- windbag,
- verbose,
- orotund,
- highfalutin,
- fustian,
- histrionic,
- overblown,
- tumid,
- rhapsodic,
- declamatory,
- ostentatious,
- wordy,
- windy,
- big-talking,
- flowery,
- loudmouthed,
- aureate,
- swollen,
- balderdash,
- Euphuistic,
- stuffed shirt,
- full of hot air,
- high-flown.
- grand,
- animated,
- eloquent,
- eminent,
- exalted,
- upstanding,
- big-time,
- righteous,
- heavy,
- bright,
- noble,
- high,
- formal,
- upright,
- exhilarated,
- sublime,
- honorable,
- elated,
- superb,
- ethical,
- lofty,
- virtuous,
- stately,
- high-minded.
- flamboyant,
- rich,
- ornate,
- busy,
- baroque,
- fussy,
- figurative,
- ornamented,
- luscious,
- garnished,
- ornamental,
- decorative,
- embellished.
- florid,
- overwrought,
- redundant,
- euphemistic,
- fancy,
- prolix,
- rococo,
- diffuse,
- purple.
- impressive,
- egotistic,
- cosmic,
- affected,
- magnificent,
- splashy,
- overwhelming,
- unfathomable,
- ambitious,
- august,
- majestic,
- monumental,
- vast,
- lordly,
- high-falutin',
- imposing,
- royal.
- gallant,
- courageous,
- bold,
- doughty,
- dauntless,
- fearless,
- valiant,
- stouthearted,
- valorous,
- elevated,
- unafraid,
- mythological,
- Gutty,
- fire-eating,
- stand tall,
- Impavid,
- gritty,
- intrepid,
- gutsy,
- epic,
- classic,
- daring,
- undaunted,
- bigger than life,
- Lion-hearted.
- reverberating,
- loud,
- loud-voiced,
- rotund,
- ringing,
- powerful,
- thundering,
- booming,
- resounding,
- full-voiced.
- notional,
- abstract,
- visionary,
- unattainable,
- chimerical,
- imaginary,
- fictitious,
- dreamlike,
- ivory-tower,
- fanciful,
- unreal,
- theoretical,
- utopian,
- intellectual,
- hypothetical,
- transcendental,
- unearthly,
- mental,
- out-of-reach,
- mercurial,
- quixotic,
- in the clouds,
- transcendent.
- ingenious,
- artistic,
- clever,
- dreamy,
- fantastic,
- blue-sky,
- pie-in-the-sky,
- productive,
- inspired,
- avant-garde,
- poetical,
- offbeat,
- fictive,
- way out,
- fertile,
- vivid,
- originative,
- brain wave,
- whimsical,
- enterprising,
- poetic,
- breaking ground,
- romantic,
- original.
- jesuitic,
- recondite,
- Discarnate,
- unsubstantial,
- Supermundane,
- immaterial,
- impalpable,
- fundamental,
- profound,
- unphysical,
- insubstantial,
- Supramundane,
- superhuman,
- superior,
- abstruse,
- esoteric,
- oversubtle,
- nonmaterial,
- preternatural,
- spiritual,
- deep,
- ideal,
- bodiless,
- incorporeal,
- eternal,
- difficult,
- universal,
- nonphysical,
- intangible,
- numinous,
- Unfleshly,
- suprahuman,
- supranatural,
- supernatural,
- philosophical,
- mystical.
- overbearing,
- conceited,
- bloated,
- imperious,
- highfaluting,
- narcissistic,
- stuck-up,
- self-centered,
- supercilious,
- important,
- self-important,
- puffy,
- uppity,
- high and mighty,
- puffed up,
- vain,
- pontifical,
- presumptuous,
- portentous,
- magisterial,
- boastful,
- flatulent,
- selfish,
- Flaunting,
- vainglorious.
- high-sounding,
- conspicuous,
- too-too,
- big,
- flashy,
- jazzy,
- hollow,
- la-di-da,
- overambitious,
- stilted,
- put-on,
- mincing,
- swank,
- specious,
- gaudy,
- assuming,
- chichi,
- feigned,
- arty.
Other synonyms:
•n.
Antonyms for Highflown:
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adj.
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bombastic
restrained, reserved, quiet, humble.
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elevated
dropped, inferior, unimportant, down, undignified, decreased, low, insignificant, dishonorable, base, lowly, poor, depressed, lessened, immoral, lowered.
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florid
pallid, undecorated, unornate, inelaborate, pale, white, natural, plain.
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flowery
unflowery, unembellished.
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grandiloquent
unpretentious, unadorned, simple.
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grandiose
small, calm, common, unassuming, trivial, moderate, unimposing, bad, modest, unimpressive.
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ideal
incorrect, flawed, pragmatic, actual, wrong, practical, physical, material, problematic, imperfect, factual, real.
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imaginative
unimaginative, ordinary, realistic, unromantic, uninventive, reasonable, usual, dull, uncreative, unresourceful.
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metaphysical
concrete, substantial, solid, objective, obvious.
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rhetorical
concise.
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bombastic