Synonyms for bombast
ˈbɒm bæstbom·bast

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1. bombast

   Synonyms:
   rhodomontade, braggadocio, gasconade, bluster, inflatedness, pomposity, exaggerativeness, fustian

   Antonyms:
   truthfulness, moderation, refrain, veracity, modesty, temperateness, humility

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1. bombast, fustian, rant, claptrap, blahnoun

   pompous or pretentious talk or writing

   Synonyms:
   blah, harangue, ranting, rant, claptrap, fustian

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1. bombastnoun

   Synonyms:
   fustian, rodomontade, rant, inflated style, swelling or pompous phraseology

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1. bombastnoun

   Synonyms:
   magniloquence, fustian, bombastry, altiloquence, grandiloquence

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