Synonyms for grandiloquence
Most common
rhetoric bombast grandiosity magniloquence pomposity verbosity turgidity
All synonyms
Noun
1. Bombast
bombast, magniloquence, rhetoric, grandiosity, fustian, ornateness, magniloquy rare
Other
pomposity, verbosity, turgidity, grandiloquy rare
Definitions
- n. 1
Lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing.
Forms
- Plural
- grandiloquences → bombasts, magniloquences, rhetorics, grandiosities…
Example sentences
- rhetoric The homophobic rhetoric has declined over the years.
- bombast Tom was full of bombast and pride until a dart flew straight into his forehead.
- verbosity He was a very kind man, but his verbosity was exasperating.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| grandiloquence | steady | |
| rhetoric | rising | |
| bombast | steady | |
| grandiosity | rising | |
| magniloquence | falling | |
| pomposity | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- bombast2, fustian3
- 8 letters
- rhetoric3
- 9 letters
- pomposity4, verbosity, turgidity
- 10 letters
- ornateness, magniloquy
- 11 letters
- grandiosity, grandiloquy
- 13 letters
- magniloquence
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bombast2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- grandiloquence