pompous

Meaning

Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.

Synonyms

pretentious

haughty

ostentatious

bombastic

arrogant

grandiloquent

grand

portentous

grandiose

turgid

high-flown

pontifical

formal

splendid

high-sounding

conceited

ceremonious

proud

high falutin

highfalutin

highfaluting

flamboyant

flatulent

showy

consequential

gaudy

magnificent

stilted

magniloquent

supercilious

affected

tumid

orotund

overblown

sententious

show

show off

snobby

snooty

solemn

splendor

splurging

stately

strut

sumptuous

swanky

theatrical

twit

uppity

vainglorious

full of strength

high-blown

toplofty

mouth-filling

swollen-headed

authoritative

boastful

cocky

condescending

contemptuous

declamatory

elitist

eloquent

exaggerate

flamboyance

flaunt

florid

fop

fustian

hifalutin

hoity-toity

important

imposing

impressive

inflated

large

magisterial

magnificence

magnify

masterful

melodramatic

mouthy

overstate

puffed-up

puffy

purple

scornful

self-assertive

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɒmpəs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: pompous

In summary

From Middle English pompous, from Old French pompeux, from Late Latin pomposus, from Latin pompa (“pomp”), from Ancient Greek πομπή (pompḗ, “a sending, a solemn procession, pomp”), from πέμπω (pémpō, “I send”), equivalent to pomp + -ous. Doublet of pomposo.