What is another word for pompous?
Pronunciation:
[ pˈɒmpəs], [ pˈɒmpəs], [ p_ˈɒ_m_p_ə_s]
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Similar words for pompous:
- authoritative (adjective)
- boastful (adjective)
- concise (adjective)
- dramatic (adjective)
- genteel (adjective)
- old-maidish (adjective)
- oratorical (adjective)
- ostentatious (adjective)
- overblown (adjective)
- overweening (adjective)
- pretentious (adjective)
- prideful (adjective)
- proud (adjective)
- self-confident (adjective)
- sententious (adjective)
- snobbish (adjective)
- snooty (adjective)
- snotty (adjective)
- straitlaced (adjective)
- stuck-up (adjective)
- stuffy (adjective)
- tumid (adjective)
- uppity (adjective)
- windy (adjective)
- affected (adjective)
- arrogant (adjective)
- arrogant, egotistic (adjective)
- august (adjective)
- big (adjective)
- bloated (adjective)
- chichi (adjective)
- dictatorial (adjective)
- egocentric (adjective)
- egotistic (adjective)
- egotistic/egoistic (adjective)
- exalted (adjective)
- grand (adjective)
- grandiloquent (adjective)
- grandiose (adjective)
- individualistic (adjective)
- inflated (adjective)
- inkhorn (adjective)
- la-di-da (adjective)
- magisterial (adjective)
- majestic (adjective)
- orotund (adjective)
- pedantic (adjective)
- presumptuous (adjective)
- rhetorical (adjective)
- self-important (adjective)
- self-involved (adjective)
- self-respecting (adjective)
- self-seeking (adjective)
- self-serving (adjective)
- showy (adjective)
- smug (adjective)
- stately (adjective)
- stiff (adjective)
- swellheaded (adjective)
- theatrical (adjective)
- uppish (adjective)
- vainglorious (adjective)
- artificial
- bombastic
- conceited
- costly
- distended
- egotistic
- formal
- haughty
- pompous
- rhetorical
- other relevant words (adjective)
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Pompous:
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adj.
• authoritative • boastful- big-headed ,
- full of hot air ,
- hifalutin ,
- hot stuff ,
- loudmouth ,
- on ego trip ,
- self-aggrandizing ,
- smart alecky ,
- too big for one's britches ,
- Strutting ,
- exultant ,
- self-applauding ,
- swollen-headed .
- Flaunting ,
- blatant ,
- dashing ,
- dramatic ,
- exhibitionistic ,
- flagrant ,
- flamboyant ,
- flashy ,
- flourishing ,
- forced ,
- formal ,
- fussy ,
- garish ,
- gaudy ,
- glittery ,
- grandiose ,
- highfaluting ,
- histrionic ,
- jaunty ,
- opulent ,
- ornate ,
- orotund ,
- ostentatious ,
- peacocky ,
- rakish ,
- sensational ,
- shameless ,
- snazzy ,
- splashy ,
- tinsel ,
- uptown ,
- vain .
- fraud ,
- frauder ,
- fraudest ,
- hamer ,
- hamest ,
- hammier ,
- hammiest ,
- high falutin' ,
- in sincere ,
- in sincerer ,
- in sincerest ,
- in-sincere ,
- in-sincerer ,
- in-sincerest ,
- insincere ,
- more affected ,
- more counterfeited ,
- more faked ,
- more playacting ,
- more put on ,
- more put-on ,
- more puton ,
- most counterfeited ,
- most faked ,
- most playacting ,
- most put on ,
- most put-on ,
- most puton ,
- over done ,
- over-done ,
- pre tended ,
- pre-tended ,
- puton ,
- schmaltzy ,
- self conscious ,
- selfconscious ,
- shallow ,
- shallower ,
- sham ,
- simulated ,
- un natural ,
- un-natural .
- Over-bearing ,
- high handed ,
- high mighty ,
- high-handed ,
- in solent ,
- in-solent ,
- insolent ,
- know it all ,
- more biggety ,
- more bragging ,
- more cold shoulder ,
- more cold-shoulder ,
- more coldshoulder ,
- more know it all ,
- more know-it-all ,
- more swaggering ,
- most biggety ,
- most bragging ,
- most cold shoulder ,
- most cold-shoulder ,
- most coldshoulder ,
- most know it all ,
- most know-it-all ,
- most swaggering ,
- over bearing ,
- peremptory ,
- puffed up ,
- smartier ,
- smartiest ,
- sniffier ,
- sniffiest ,
- superior .
- flowery ,
- fustian ,
- high and mighty ,
- imperious ,
- important ,
- narcissistic ,
- overbearing ,
- portentous ,
- pretentious ,
- self-centered ,
- selfish ,
- sonorous ,
- supercilious .
- high minded ,
- high ranking ,
- highminded ,
- highranking ,
- impressive ,
- loftier ,
- lofty ,
- re splendent ,
- re-splendent .
- doctrinaire ,
- iron handed ,
- more crack the whip ,
- more crack-the-whip ,
- more dictative ,
- more iron handed ,
- more iron-handed ,
- more ironhanded ,
- most crack the whip ,
- most crack-the-whip ,
- most dictative ,
- most iron handed ,
- most iron-handed ,
- most ironhanded ,
- stern ,
- un limited ,
- un restricted ,
- un-limited ,
- un-restricted .
- egomaniacal ,
- more individualist ,
- more megalomaniac ,
- more self concerned ,
- more self interested ,
- more self loving ,
- more self-concerned ,
- more self-interested ,
- more self-loving ,
- more selfconcerned ,
- more selfinterested ,
- more selfloving ,
- most individualist ,
- most megalomaniac ,
- most self concerned ,
- most self interested ,
- most self loving ,
- most self-concerned ,
- most self-interested ,
- most self-loving ,
- most selfconcerned ,
- most selfinterested ,
- most selfloving ,
- self absorbed ,
- self centered ,
- self concerned ,
- self indulgent ,
- self interested ,
- self loving ,
- self-loving ,
- selfabsorbed ,
- selfcentered ,
- selfconcerned ,
- selfindulgent ,
- selfinterested ,
- selfloving ,
- wrapped in oneself ,
- wrapped oneself ,
- wrapped up oneself .
- inner directed ,
- inner-directed ,
- innerdirected ,
- more boasting ,
- more inner directed ,
- more inner-directed ,
- more innerdirected ,
- more obsessive ,
- more self admiring ,
- more self-admiring ,
- more selfadmiring ,
- most boasting ,
- most inner directed ,
- most inner-directed ,
- most innerdirected ,
- most obsessive ,
- most self admiring ,
- most self-admiring ,
- most selfadmiring ,
- obsessive ,
- opinionated ,
- personal ,
- self admiring ,
- selfadmiring ,
- stuck oneself .
- highest ranking ,
- highestranking ,
- more highest ranking ,
- more highest-ranking ,
- more highestranking ,
- more top ranking ,
- more top-ranking ,
- more topranking ,
- most highest ranking ,
- most highest-ranking ,
- most highestranking ,
- most ideal ,
- most top ranking ,
- most top-ranking ,
- most topranking ,
- out standing ,
- sub lime ,
- sub-lime ,
- top ranking ,
- top-drawer ,
- topdrawer ,
- topranking ,
- up lifting ,
- up-lifting .
- awe inspiring ,
- aweinspiring ,
- fabber ,
- fabbest ,
- first rate ,
- firstrate ,
- grandest ,
- more dynamite ,
- more luxurious ,
- more smashing ,
- most dynamite ,
- most smashing ,
- un-real ,
- very good .
- big talking ,
- bigtalking ,
- high flown ,
- highflown ,
- more big talking ,
- more big-talking ,
- more bigtalking ,
- more euphistic ,
- more tall talking ,
- more tall-talking ,
- more talltalking ,
- most big talking ,
- most big-talking ,
- most bigtalking ,
- most euphistic ,
- most tall talking ,
- most tall-talking ,
- most talltalking ,
- tall talking ,
- talltalking .
- dis tended ,
- dis-tended ,
- ex tended ,
- ex-tended ,
- filled ,
- more aggrandized ,
- more amplified ,
- more augmented ,
- more dilated ,
- more dropsical ,
- more euphuistic ,
- more magnified ,
- more overestimated ,
- more rhapsodical ,
- more spread ,
- more stretched ,
- more surcharged ,
- most aggrandized ,
- most amplified ,
- most augmented ,
- most dilated ,
- most dropsical ,
- most euphuistic ,
- most magnified ,
- most overestimated ,
- most rhapsodical ,
- most spread ,
- most stretched ,
- most surcharged ,
- over estimated ,
- over-estimated ,
- sur charged ,
- sur-charged .
- more donnish ,
- more hairsplitting ,
- more nit picking ,
- more nit-picking ,
- more overnice ,
- more schoolish ,
- most donnish ,
- most hairsplitting ,
- most nit picking ,
- most nit-picking ,
- most overnice ,
- most schoolish ,
- nit picking ,
- over nice ,
- overnice .
- more overfamiliar ,
- most overfamiliar ,
- over confident ,
- over familiar ,
- over-familiar ,
- pre sumptuous ,
- pre-sumptuous ,
- self assertive ,
- self assured ,
- self satisfied ,
- self-assertive ,
- selfassertive ,
- selfassured ,
- selfsatisfied .
- embellished ,
- more embellished ,
- more hyperbolic ,
- most embellished ,
- most hyperbolic ,
- silver tongued ,
- silvertongued .
- holier than thou ,
- more hotshot ,
- more self contented ,
- more self-contented ,
- more selfcontented ,
- most hotshot ,
- most self contented ,
- most self-contented ,
- most selfcontented ,
- self contented ,
- self righteous ,
- selfcontented ,
- selfrighteous .
- hardheaded ,
- in flexible ,
- in tractable ,
- in-flexible ,
- in-tractable ,
- more unrelaxed ,
- most hardheaded ,
- most unrelaxed ,
- un easier ,
- un easiest ,
- un easy ,
- un gainlier ,
- un gainliest ,
- un gainly ,
- un graceful ,
- un relaxed ,
- un relenting ,
- un-easier ,
- un-easiest ,
- un-gainly ,
- un-graceful ,
- un-relaxed ,
- unrelaxed .
Other synonyms:
Other relevant words:
- Euphuistic ,
- Inkhorn ,
- Intumescent ,
- Magnific ,
- Pedantical ,
- Rhapsodical ,
- Self-interested ,
- Surcharged ,
- Tumefied ,
- affected ,
- arrogant ,
- august ,
- big-talking ,
- biggety ,
- bloated ,
- boastful ,
- campier ,
- campiest ,
- campy ,
- chichi ,
- cold-shoulder ,
- coldshoulder ,
- crack the whip ,
- crack-the-whip ,
- dictative ,
- dictatorial ,
- donnish ,
- dropsical ,
- egocentric ,
- egoistic ,
- egoistical ,
- egotistical ,
- euphistic ,
- exalted ,
- fab ,
- first class ,
- firstclass ,
- flatulent ,
- formalistic ,
- frilly ,
- genteel ,
- grand ,
- grandiloquent ,
- hammy ,
- head-strong ,
- high-falutin' ,
- highest-ranking ,
- highfalutin' ,
- hotshot ,
- hyperbolic ,
- iron-handed ,
- ironhanded ,
- la-di-da ,
- magnificent ,
- magniloquent ,
- majestic ,
- megalomaniac ,
- nit-picking ,
- on an ego trip ,
- operatic ,
- out-standing ,
- over-confident ,
- over-nice ,
- over-wrought ,
- overblown ,
- overestimated ,
- overfamiliar ,
- pontifical ,
- prideful ,
- pumped up ,
- queenliest ,
- rhetorical ,
- schoolish ,
- self-admiring ,
- self-concerned ,
- self-contented ,
- self-involved ,
- self-seeking ,
- self-serving ,
- showy ,
- smug ,
- sniffy ,
- snobbish ,
- snooty ,
- snotty ,
- something else ,
- splendiferous ,
- splurgy ,
- stiff ,
- stilted ,
- stuck on oneself ,
- stuffy ,
- tall-talking ,
- throwing weight around ,
- top drawer ,
- top-ranking ,
- tumid ,
- uppity ,
- vainglorious ,
- windy ,
- wrapped up in oneself .
- above ,
- air ,
- bigheaded ,
- bigheadedness ,
- boor ,
- brash ,
- bumptious ,
- ceremonious ,
- clever ,
- clever-clever ,
- cock ,
- cock of the walk ,
- cocksure ,
- cocky ,
- condescend ,
- condescending ,
- cut ,
- de haut en bas ,
- deign ,
- delusion ,
- dignity ,
- disdain ,
- disrespect ,
- dog ,
- fancy ,
- flatter ,
- full ,
- grandiose See bombastic ,
- high ,
- immodest ,
- imposing ,
- infra dig ,
- jumped-up ,
- know ,
- know-all ,
- know-it-all ,
- lord ,
- lordly ,
- lucifer ,
- narcissist ,
- nose ,
- officious ,
- own ,
- patronize ,
- patronizing ,
- ponderous ,
- preen ,
- proudly ,
- revolve ,
- say ,
- self-appointed ,
- self-importance ,
- self-opinionated ,
- self-satisfied ,
- smart alec ,
- smart mouth ,
- smarty-pants ,
- smugly ,
- sniff ,
- snook ,
- stand ,
- swanky ,
- swollen head ,
- talk ,
- throw ,
- thumb ,
- tin god ,
- toffee-nosed ,
- up .
How to use "Pompous" in context?
There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question, as pompous behavior can vary greatly from person to person. However, some general characteristics of pompous people may include being self-important, having a sense of entitlement, and behaving in a haughty manner. Additionally, pompous people may be excessively confident in their own abilities, tending to speak in a high-pitched, unwinded voice, and take on a posesy attitude. All of these behaviors can come across as pompous, regardless of whether or not the person actually believes that they are superior to others.
Paraphrases for Pompous:
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Adjective
grandiloquent, grandiose, high-flown, high-sounding.
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