Pontificating

Q: What is a synonym for "pontificating"?

Common synonyms include: authoritative, authoritative claim, authoritative tone, bombastic, dogmatic, dogmatic style.

noun, verb

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Noun

1
Synonym of pontification. countable, uncountable

Verb

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present participle and gerund of pontificate form-of, gerund, participle, present

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authoritative authoritative claim authoritative tone bombastic dogmatic dogmatic style

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collaborate collaborative discourse courteous discuss

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"If you will suffer my pontificating further, most native English speakers, most of the time, will use shorter words, even when that means using more."

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