Aggrandizing

Synonyms for "aggrandizing" (29 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Strong matches (9)

Related words (14)

Noun(14 words)
inflationinflation of achievementoverstatementpompouspower expandingprominencepropagandapropagandizepuffpuffingrenownself aggrandizingself promotionself-promoting

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

17 entries
deceptive rhetoricdescriptive adjectivediscourse practiceevaluative descriptorexaggerategeopolitical descriptorincreaseoverstatephenomenonpolitical descriptorprocesspropagandaqualitative descriptorrhetorical descriptorrhetorical strategystanding

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More specific

26 entries
aggrandizing policiesboostexaggerated claimsexaltfalse claimsglorifygrandiose rhetoricgrandstanding rhetoricheroic framinghyperboleinflated praiseinstitutional aggrandizementinstitutional prestigemagnifypatriotic framingpersonal aggrandizement

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Collocations

15 entries
aggrandize poweraggrandize statusaggrandize wealthaggrandized influenceaggrandizing campaignaggrandizing claimsaggrandizing conductaggrandizing influenceaggrandizing languageaggrandizing narrativeaggrandizing poweraggrandizing rhetoricaggrandizing tonegrandiose rhetoricself aggrandizing

Inflections

5 entries
aggrandizedaggrandizesaggrandizingsmore aggrandizingmost aggrandizing

Derivations

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