Synonyms for high-flown
- adjective
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Adjective
1. High-sounding — lofty, extravagant, refined
high-sounding, lofty, inflated, elevated, high-minded, exalted, highfalutin, rarefied, grand, haughty, idealistic, noble-minded, pretentious, sublime, supercilious, arrogant, stilted, pompous, grandiloquent
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Definitions
- adj. 1
lofty, extravagant, refined
Example sentences
- elevated An elevated seaside bike path collapsed in Rio.
- inflated Have you ever inflated a balloon as big as this one?
- lofty That's to me like a flower on lofty heights.
By length
- 5 letters
- grand1, lofty2
- 7 letters
- sublime2, exalted3, pompous2, haughty2, stilted2
- 8 letters
- elevated4, arrogant3, inflated3, rarefied3
- 9 letters
- bombastic3
- 10 letters
- idealistic5
- 11 letters
- extravagant4, pretentious3, highfalutin4
- 12 letters
- supercilious5
- 13 letters
- grandiloquent4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lofty2 = 2 syllables).