pompous [adjective]

Definition of pompous:

puffed up with vanity

Synonyms of pompous:

● Grandiloquent

● Overblown

● Pontifical

● Portentous

● Arrogant

● Pretentious

● Haughty

● Conceited

● Highfalutin

● Uppity

● Grandiose

● Bombastic


Opposite/Antonyms of pompous:

● Modest

● Humble

● Unassuming

● Unpretentious

● Demure

● Submissive

● Inconspicuous

● Lowly

● Deferential

● Mortified

● Shabby

● Shamefaced


Sentence/Example of pompous:

A few days later, a pompous brigadier turned up and criticised Churchill for leaving a gap in his defences.