It's much too pompous for such a trivial thing.
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Pompous
/ˈpɒmpəs/
Synonyms for "pompous" (203 found)
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Adjective(10 words)
grandiloquentarrogantbigheadedblimpishblusterybombasticceremonial attireceremonial dutiesceremonial toolceremonious
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (61)
embroideredeuphuisticexhibitionistflamboyantflamingflashyflatulentflauntingflossyfloweryforcedformalfulsomefustiangarishgassygaudygenteelglorifiedgongoresque
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Noun(1 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (101)
lumberingluridmagisterialmagniloquentmajesticmanneredmeretriciousmouthynarcissisticofficialornateorotundostentatiousoverbearingoverblownoverconfidentoverdoneoverelaborateoverinvolvedoversure
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overweeningoverwroughtpedanticpersuadedpoisedponderouspontificalpositivepresumptuouspretentiousproudpuffypurplereassuredregalrhetoricalritualritualisticsacerdotalsecureself-assuredself-centeredself-conceitedself-confidentself-importantself-reliantselfishsensationalsensationalisticsententioussesquipedalianshowysnobbishsnootysnottysolemnsonorousstandoffishstatelystiffstiltedstuck-upstuffysupercilioussureswollentalltortuoustumidturgidunafraidundoubtingunfalteringunhesitatingunwaveringunwieldyuppityvainvaingloriouswell-manneredwindy
Adjective(14 words)
Noun(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
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9 entriesauthoritative posebombastic rhetoriccondescending stancegrandiloquent prosegrandiose displayornate phrasingpompous rhetoricshowy displaystiff posture
Collocations
5 entriespompous attitudepompous languagepompous remarkspompous speechpompous tone
Inflections
2 entriesmore pompousmost pompous
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1 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
In all her pompous majesty, carried on the shoulders of the entire football team, stood the de facto queen of the school.
Source: tatoeba (698739)
The stylists, in all their pompous, branded majesty, doubted that the girl who had just approached them was fixable: her clothes were greasy, tattered, and devoid of rhinestones and logos.
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Don't be such a pompous ass!
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