pompous[adjective]Synonyms:- self-important, arrogant, grandiose, ostentatious, pretentious, puffed up, showy
- grandiloquent, boastful, bombastic, high-flown, inflated
Contrasted words: natural, unaffected, unpretentious, humble, meek, plain, simple, modest, unassuming
Related Words: conceited,
narcissistic,
self-conceited,
stuck-up,
vain,
vainglorious,
affected,
highfalutin,
hoity-toity,
pretentious,
presumptuous,
self-centered,
selfish,
flaunting,
flossy,
ostentatious
English Thesaurus: proud, pleased with yourself, arrogant, vain, conceited/big-headed, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pom‧pous /ˈpɒmpəs $ ˈpɑːm-/
adjective someone who is pompous thinks that they are important, and shows this by being very formal and using long words – used to show disapproval:
He seems rather pompous. the book’s pompous style—pompously adverb—pomposity /pɒmˈpɒsəti, pɒmˈpɒsɪti $ pɑːmˈpɑː-/ (
also pompousness) /ˈpɒmpəsnəs ˈpɑːm-, ˈpɒmpəsnɪs ˈpɑːm-/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
proud very pleased with what you, your family, or your country have achieved, or of something you own:
I felt so proud when my son graduated from college. Judith’s very proud of her new Ferrari.pleased with yourself feeling pleased because something good has happened, especially because you think you have been very clever, skilful etc:
He was smoking a big cigar and was obviously pleased with himself. I’d made a big profit and was feeling pretty pleased with myself.arrogant disapproving behaving in an unpleasant and annoying way, because you think you are better or know more than other people, and that your opinions are always right:
He was arrogant and regarded people who disagreed with him as fools. his arrogant attitude to womenvain disapproving too proud of your appearance, in a way that annoys other people:
He’s so vain – he thinks all the girls fancy him.conceited/big-headed disapproving proud of yourself because you think you are very intelligent, skilful, beautiful etc, especially without good reason and in a way that annoys people:
Stewart’s the most arrogant conceited person I’ve ever known. She was offered a brilliant job and became incredibly big-headed overnight.pompous disapproving thinking that you are much more important than you really are, and using very long and formal words to try to sound important:
The clerk was a pompous little man with glasses. a pompous speechsmug disapproving pleased with yourself in a quiet but annoying way because you think you are in a better position than other people:
Milly was looking very smug about coming top of the class. a smug expressionself-satisfied disapproving pleased with what you have achieved and showing it clearly in an annoying way:
She glared angrily into his self-satisfied face. a self-satisfied grin [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲