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  1. high-flown, high-sounding, inflatedadjective

    pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)

    "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"

    Synonyms:
    idealistic, inflated, noble-minded, elevated, lofty, rarified, exalted, high-sounding, sublime, hyperbolic, high-minded, grand, rarefied

    Antonyms:
    unpretentious, ignoble

  2. exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-mindedadjective

    of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

    "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"

    Synonyms:
    gilded, marvelous, proud, opulent, empyrean, heroic, rattling(a), majestic, deluxe, elevated, wondrous, imposing, raised(a), rarified, noble-minded, eminent, empyreal, lordly, gallant, wonderful, grand, marvellous, ideal, high-sounding, tremendous, distinguished, luxurious, idealistic, fantastic, inflated, exalted, reverend, rare, princely, rarefied, sumptuous, high-minded, august, terrific, lofty, magisterial, towering, howling(a), expansive, soaring, sublime

    Antonyms:
    unpretentious, ignoble

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