BOMBASTIC Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

bombastic

adjective

bäm-ˈba-stik

as in rhetoric

marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases a bombastic speech intended to impress the voters in her congressional district

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Recent Examples of bombastic Trump's bombastic policy threats, Mar-a-Lago missives and mere presence have become a driving force in markets and capitals around the world, six weeks before Trump's inauguration. —

Marina E. Franco (noticias Telemundo For Axios), Axios, 5 Dec. 2024 As bombastic as its specs indicate, the BMW experience transitions from power-hungry to sensory-pleasing with its top retracted. —

James Raia, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024 And with Elon Musk playing a key role in this new administration, who knows in which direction his bombastic, egotistical whims may take AI development? —

Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024 Since then, though, it’s been one injury after another for one of the NFL’s most bold and bombastic players. —

Rob Reischel, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bombastic