grandiose

[US]/ˈɡrændiəʊs/
[UK]/ˈɡrændioʊs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. impressive in appearance or style; characterized by pretentious or grandiose manner; magnificent; magnificent.

Phrases & Collocations

grandiose display

grandiose architecture

grandiose vision

Example Sentences

the court's grandiose facade.

a grandiose writing style).

grandiose plans to reform the world.

a grandiose sweep of his hand.

his trademarked grandiose style.

Such impressiveness usually takes the form of a truly grandiose realism.

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

He's always producing grandiose plans that never work.

Have grandiose aims but puny abilities,great ambition but little talent.

simple but grandiose architecture); it often suggests pretentiousness, affectation, or pompousness (

grandiose planning projects have had deleterious effects on impacted social groups.

she drew up a grandiose statement of what her organization should set out to achieve.

Its the most grandiose, caricatural, corrosive demolition oftheimage of the Italian mamma, said Italys leading dailyCorrieredella Sera.

His grandiose manner impressed those who met him for the first time.

Real-world Examples

Grandiose narcissism is the most familiar kind, characterized by extroversion, dominance, and attention seeking.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

The psychological definition of narcissism is an inflated, grandiose self-image.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

We do things big. We do things grandiose.

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2014

As if out of nowhere, the images become grandiose.

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

Such grandiose forecasts kindle anxiety as well as hope.

Source: Soren course audio

Here are six common illusions grandiose leaders like to create.

Source: Essential Reading List for Self-Improvement

The grandiose leader distorts reality to fit their perceived greatness.

Source: Essential Reading List for Self-Improvement

Grandiose narcissists pursue attention and power, sometimes as politicians, celebrities, or cultural leaders.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

Because growing up also means learning how to let go of grandiose fantasies.

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

Other grandiose projects, such as NEOM, a futuristic city staffed by robots, seem ill-considered.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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