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Pompous
Pompous
pomp·ous
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Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
pretentiously grand or exaggeratedly solemn in attitude/expression, often to an irritating extent; affectedly self-important in manner;
e.g. Her pompous manner and constant bragging make her unpopular.
Similar Words
Affected
Arrogant
Assumptive
Assured
Biggety
Bumptious
Caddish
Cavalier
Chesty
Complacent
Conceited
Condescending
Consequential
Declamatory
Egotistical
Grammatical
Grandiose
Haughty
Hifalutin
High-handed
High-hat
High-minded
High-toned
Highfalutin
Hoity-toity
Huffy
Imperious
Important
Inner-directed
La-di-da
Lippy
Lofty
Lordly
Masterful
Ostentatious
Overweening
Palatine
Pedantic
Peremptory
Presumptuous
Pretentious
Prideful
Proud
Regimental
Self-aggrandizing
Self-applauding
Self-asserting
Self-assertive
Self-contained
Self-directed
Self-dramatizing
Self-flattering
Self-glorifying
Self-important
Self-poised
Self-satisfied
Smug
Sniffy
Snippy
Splendiferous
Stiff-necked
Stuck-up
Supercilious
Superior
Than
Toplofty
Unselfconscious
Uppity
Vain
Vainglorious
Opposite Words
Acquiescent
Bashful
Compliant
Deferential
Demure
Diffident
Down-home
Down-to-earth
Fireside
Folksy
Homely
Homespun
Humble
Ineloquent
Introverted
Lowly
Meek
Modest
Mousy
Other-directed
Overmodest
Passive
Quiet
Reserved
Retiring
Self-critical
Self-deprecating
Self-deprecatory
Self-doubting
Self-forgetful
Self-giving
Self-questioning
Sheepish
Shy
Subdued
Submissive
Timid
Unaggressive
Unarrogant
Unassertive
Unassuming
Unobtrusive
Unpretentious
Yielding
Related Words
Abhorrent
Aggressive
Airy
Aristocratic
Arrogant
Assertive
Assumptive
Assured
Audacious
August
Authoritarian
Authoritative
Autocratic
Baronial
Bold
Bombastic
Bookish
Bossy
Braggart
Brash
Brassy
Bumptious
Cavalier
Cheeky
Chesty
Cocky
Complacent
Conceited
Condescending
Confident
Contemptuous
Despotic
Dictatorial
Discourteous
Disdainful
Dominant
Domineering
Egocentric
Egotistical
Elevated
Elitist
Eloquent
Epic
Erudite
Extroverted
Familiar
Fastuous
Flamboyant
Flashy
Flatulent
Florid
Flowery
Forward
Free
Fustian
Gallant
Garish
Gaseous
Gassy
Gaudy
Glorious
Grand
Grandiose
Haughty
Heroic
Hifalutin
High-flown
High-handed
High-hat
High-sounding
High-toned
Highfalutin
Hoity-toity
Holier-than-thou
Homeric
Hubristic
Huffy
Ill-bred
Ill-mannered
Imperial
Imperious
Impertinent
Impolite
Important
Imposing
Impudent
Inconsiderate
Insolent
Learned
Literary
Lofty
Lordly
Magisterial
Magnific
Magnificent
Majestic
Mannered
Massive
Masterful
Monumental
Narcissistic
Noble
Oratorical
Ornate
Orotund
Overbearing
Overconfident
Overfamiliar
Overweening
Patronizing
Peremptory
Persnickety
Pontifical
Potty
Presumptuous
Pretentious
Prideful
Proud
Purple
Regal
Rhetorical
Ritzy
Royal
Rude
Saucy
Scornful
Secure
Self-absorbed
Self-aggrandizing
Self-applauding
Self-asserting
Self-assertive
Self-assured
Self-centered
Self-dramatizing
Self-flattering
Self-glorifying
Self-important
Self-infatuated
Self-obsessed
Self-oriented
Self-preoccupied
Self-regarding
Self-satisfied
Self-seeking
Self-serving
Selfish
Sententious
Showy
Smug
Snobbish
Snobby
Snooty
Snotty
Solipsistic
Splashy
Splendid
Stately
Stuck-up
Supercilious
Superior
Sure
Thoughtless
Toffee
Toffee-nosed
Toplofty
Towering
Tyrannical
Tyrannous
Uncalled-for
Uncivil
Ungracious
Unhandsome
Uninhibited
Unmannered
Unmannerly
Unreserved
Uppity
Vain
Vainglorious
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