Synonyms for rhetorical
- adjective
Most common
poetic bombastic oratorical declamatory stylistic flowery florid highfalutin
All synonyms
Adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Part of or similar to rhetoric, the use of language as a means to persuade.
Related words
- Word family
- rhetoric
- Phrases
- rhetorical mode
Example sentences
- poetic Sami, a rock singer, was more pathetic than poetic.
- bombastic I don't usually like bombastic music.
- oratorical An oratorical contest will be held next Sunday.
- stylistic Take care to avoid stylistic errors while speaking.
- flowery The socks the girl wore were flowery.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| rhetorical | rising | |
| poetic | steady | |
| bombastic | rising | |
| oratorical | steady | |
| declamatory | steady | |
| stylistic | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- tall1
- 5 letters
- tumid
- 6 letters
- purple2, poetic3, ornate2, florid2, turgid2
- 7 letters
- pompous2, flowery3, stilted2, orotund
- 8 letters
- forensic3, inflated3
- 9 letters
- stylistic3, grandiose3, bombastic3
- 10 letters
- oratorical5
- 11 letters
- pretentious3, declamatory, highfalutin4
- 12 letters
- magniloquent
- 13 letters
- grandiloquent4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (purple2 = 2 syllables).