Synonyms for overblown
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Inflated
inflated, pretentious, pompous, portentous, flatulent, pontifical, grandiloquent, bombastic
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc.
They went all that way just to be in some overblown conference?
Example sentences
- inflated Have you ever inflated a balloon as big as this one?
- pretentious I now have the ability to be a pretentious prick.
- pompous It's much too pompous for such a trivial thing.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| overblown | rising | |
| inflated | falling | |
| pretentious | steady | |
| pompous | rising | |
| portentous | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- pompous2
- 8 letters
- inflated3
- 9 letters
- bombastic3, flatulent3, tumescent3
- 10 letters
- pontifical4, portentous3
- 11 letters
- pretentious3
- 13 letters
- grandiloquent4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pompous2 = 2 syllables).