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• high-flown — adjective one of his high flown ideas finally panned out Syn: grand, extravagant, elaborate, flowery, lofty, ornate, overblown, overdone, overwrought, grandiloquent, magniloquent, grandiose, orotund, inflated, high sounding; affected, pretentious …   Thesaurus of popular words

• high-flown — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. extravagant, pretentious, haughty, high sounding, grandiloquent; see also egotistic 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. high sounding, bombastic, grandiloquent, lofty, grandiose, pretentious, stilted, inflated,… …   English dictionary for students

• high — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. elevated, lofty, tall; towering, eminent; acute, sharp, shrill; prominent, important, directorial; costly, dear, expensive; overripe, gamy; informal, elated; slang, drunk. See height, drinking,… …   English dictionary for students

• bombastic — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. pompous, declamatory, grandiloquent, orotund, lofty, inflated, grandiose, rhetorical, high sounding, high flown, fustian, flowery, florid, pretentious, ostentatious, overwrought, overblown, magniloquent, euphuistic,… …   English dictionary for students

• pompous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. self important, ostentatious; high flown, bombastic, stilted; haughty, vain, grandiose, puffed up, arrogant, stuffy, snooty, stuffed shirt (inf.). See boasting.Ant., humble, unassuming. II (Roget s… …   English dictionary for students

• sonorous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. resonant, deep toned, rich, majestic; grandiloquent, high flown. See loudness, sound.Ant., tinny. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. resonant, resounding, vibrant; see loud 1 . III (Roget s 3… …   English dictionary for students

• lofty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. towering, high; haughty, patronizing; distinguished, noble; sublime; elevated; exalted. See height, repute. Ant., pedestrian, deep. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [High] Syn. tall, elevated, towering;… …   English dictionary for students

• grand — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. large, impressive, magnificent, stately, majestic; pretentious, ostentatious; elegant, lofty. See greatness, ostentation, repute. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Sumptuous] Syn. rich, splendid,… …   English dictionary for students

• florid — adjective 1) a florid complexion Syn: ruddy, red, red faced, rosy, rosy cheeked, pink; flushed, blushing, high colored; archaic sanguine Ant: pale 2) florid plasterwork Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• grandiloquent — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. pompous, histrionic, bombastic; see bombastic , oratorical . See Synonym Study at bombastic . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [gran DIL uh kwent] using big words to try to impress, bombastic. Many… …   English dictionary for students

• elevated — [adj1] highly moral or dignified animated, big time*, bright, elated, eloquent, eminent, ethical, exalted, exhilarated, formal, grand, grandiloquent, heavy, high, high flown*, high minded, honorable, inflated, lofty, noble, righteous, stately,… …   New thesaurus