bombastic

[US]/bɒmˈbæstɪk/
[UK]/bɑːmˈbæstɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. pompous, showy

Phrases & Collocations

bombastic language

bombastic speech

bombastic style

Example Sentences

aggrandise, amplify, bombastic, grandiloquent, grandiose, hyperbole, rhetorical, turgid.

The candidate spoke in a bombastic way of all that he would do if elected.

His bombastic speech was full of empty promises.

The politician's bombastic rhetoric failed to convince the voters.

She was put off by his bombastic attitude.

The bombastic music blared from the speakers.

The bombastic style of the advertisement turned off many customers.

His bombastic claims were quickly debunked by experts.

She couldn't stand his bombastic way of speaking.

The bombastic CEO's grandiose plans often fell through.

The bombastic writing style overshadowed the actual content of the book.

His bombastic behavior alienated his colleagues.

Real-world Examples

How Young Indians are Changing the World, Ms Poonam's first book, contains an abundance of bombastic characters.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Her tone can be bombastic, breathless and laden with pathos, just as it was on the city streets.

Source: The Economist - Arts

Jack Kirby, just because again, I don't draw like him but his storytelling was big and bombastic.

Source: Connection Magazine

We cut to the studio logos, but then, there's no bombastic continuation, no famous rapper stepping in.

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

I think it's really notable in this video, he's far, far less bombastic than usual as a very personal tone to this.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2020

That's " The Ring Cycle, " Wagner's bombastic marathon four-part opera.

Source: Pop culture

Eager patrons lined up around the block to watch the bombastic courtroom scene.

Source: 99% unknown stories

In a subsequent appearance outside the courthouse, however, he was bombastic promising to go on the attack against his political enemies.

Source: BBC Listening Collection November 2021

" It's very thoughtful, it's not bombastic and it makes its assumptions really clear, " he says.

Source: 2023-35

" We mothers—" simpered Mrs. Honeychurch, and then realized that she was affected, sentimental, bombastic—all the things she hated most.

Source: The Room with a View (Part 1)

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