grandiloquent [adjective]

Definition of grandiloquent:

puffed up with vanity

Synonyms of grandiloquent:

● Overblown

● Pompous

● Pontifical

● Portentous

● Bombastic

● Inflated

● High-flown

● Magniloquent


Opposite/Antonyms of grandiloquent:

● Plain

● Simple

● Unpretentious

● Unadorned

● Bald

● Straightforward


Sentence/Example of grandiloquent:

I can use the tools every other writer uses, the grandiloquent metaphors, the descriptions, but I don't think I'd be doing the reader any favors.