What is another word for pompous?
705 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ pˈɒmpəs], [ pˈɒmpəs], [ p_ˈɒ_m_p_ə_s]
Pompous is a word that is typically used to describe someone who is overly self-important or arrogant. Some possible synonyms for this word include conceited, pretentious, vain, egotistical, haughty, snobbish, and narcissistic. These words all share a sense of superiority or entitlement, and they are often used to describe people who are so focused on themselves that they fail to see the perspectives of others. Other possible synonyms for pompous might include ostentatious, grandiose, overbearing, bombastic, affected, or inflated. Ultimately, the choice of synonym will depend on the particular shade of meaning that the speaker wishes to convey.
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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.
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