Definition for Pompous:

• Showy; splendid; characterised by ostentation and display.

Synonyms for Pompous:

• adj.

  •arrogant, egotistic (adjective)
  • highfaluting,
  • stuck-up,
  • presumptuous,
  • important,
  • selfish,
  • narcissistic,
  • puffy,
  • self-centered,
  • flowery,
  • Flaunting,
  • sonorous,
  • orotund,
  • fustian.
  •boastful (adjective)
  • swollen-headed.
  •genteel (adjective)
  • old-maidish.
  •individualistic (adjective)
  • individualistic.
  •ostentatious (adjective)
  • formal,
  • sensational,
  • dashing,
  • jaunty,
  • snazzy,
  • exhibitionistic,
  • histrionic,
  • shameless,
  • forced,
  • gaudy,
  • flamboyant,
  • garish,
  • dramatic,
  • rakish,
  • flourishing,
  • fussy,
  • flagrant,
  • splashy,
  • flashy,
  • blatant,
  • opulent,
  • ornate.
  •pretentious (adjective)
  • overambitious.
  •snobbish (adjective)
  • putting on airs,
  • uppish,
  • high hat.
  •snotty (adjective)
  • la-de-da.
  •straitlaced (adjective)
  • priggish.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • puffed-up.
  •artificial
  • high-sounding.
  •bombastic
  • mouthy,
  • gassy.
  •haughty
  • toplofty.

Paraphrases for Pompous:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    overblown, grand.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    grandiose, grandiloquent, high-flown, high-sounding.

Antonyms for Pompous:

• adj.

  • arrogant, egotistic
    humble, unselfish, modest, plain, unassuming, kind, simple, dull.
  • Other antonyms:
    deferential, diffident, sheepish, mousy, homely, subdued, lowly, yielding, overmodest, acquiescent, unassertive, cringing, retiring, quiet, passive, unaggressive, shrinking, cowering, reserved, Self-reproving, unobtrusive, compliant, timid, introverted, bashful, shy, submissive.

• Other antonyms:

  • n.
    self-effacing.