ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsPpompous
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pompous
Meaning: excessively self-important and showy in manner
pompous in a sentence
How pompous is used in real sentences:
The pompous professor bragged about his awards during every lecture.
The pompous manager insisted everyone address him by his full title.
“Visitors cast a claw-raising crab as a pompous ruler and called a blenny petulant when it was crowded from a crevice and nipped its neighbor.”
— from the passage A Basin Between Tides
Synonyms for pompous
Other words for pompous — arrogant, pretentious and self-important — carry the same meaning.
- arrogant
- pretentious
- self-important
Antonyms of pompous
Words that mean the opposite of pompous:
Where it comes from
From Latin pompa 'procession, display'
Memory hook
POMP-ous — full of POMP and ceremony, showing off for attention.