# bombastic

**Pronunciation:** /bɒmˈbæstɪk/ · bom-BAS-tik

**CEFR level:** C1

**Part of speech:** adjective

## Meaning

Using language or speech that is grand, exaggerated, and often insincere, especially to impress others.

## Examples

- His bombastic style of speaking made him popular with some voters but alienated others.
- The critic dismissed the novel as bombastic and lacking in genuine emotion.
- She found his bombastic promises about wealth and success to be quite unconvincing.

## Synonyms

- pompous — Showing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance.
- grandiose — Impressive and extravagant in appearance or style, often unrealistically so.
- pretentious — Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, or culture than is actually possessed.
- inflated — Exaggerated or excessive, especially in price or importance.

## Antonyms

- understated — Presented or expressed in a quiet, modest, or subtle way.
- plain — Simple, ordinary, and not elaborate.
- modest — Having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits.

## Collocations

- bombastic speech — The crowd listened intently to the politician's bombastic speech.
- bombastic style — His bombastic style of writing made the article difficult to read.
- bombastic claims — The salesman made bombastic claims about the product's effectiveness.

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