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单词 high-sounding
释义

high-sounding

adjective

high-sound·​ing ˈhī-ˈsau̇n-diŋ How to pronounce high-sounding (audio)
: pompous, imposing

Synonyms

  • aureate
  • florid
  • flowery
  • grandiloquent
  • high-flown
  • highfalutin
  • hifalutin
  • magnific
  • ornate
  • purple
  • rhetorical
  • rhetoric
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Word History

First Known Use

1624, in the meaning defined above

high-sounding

adjective

as in rhetoric
full of fine words and fancy expressions high-sounding speeches full of promises that the candidates would never keep

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • rhetoric
  • rhetorical
  • ornate
  • purple
  • grandiloquent
  • flowery
  • hifalutin
  • florid
  • eloquent
  • high-flown
  • highfalutin
  • aureate
  • boastful
  • grandiose
  • inflated
  • pretentious
  • excessive
  • magnific
  • pompous
  • bombastic
  • flattering
  • bloated
  • stilted
  • affected
  • fulsome
  • lofty
  • fancy-pants
  • learned
  • bookish
  • inkhorn
  • elevated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • prosaic
  • unpoetic
  • plain
  • simple
  • direct
  • unadorned
  • straightforward
  • lean
  • spare
  • bald
  • stark
  • natural
  • plainspoken
  • unpretentious
  • matter-of-fact
  • unaffected
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