Communication
Synonyms for pompous
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
puffed up with vanity
A pompous speech.
The true synonym
overblown
Same sentence, swapped: A overblown speech.
Close but different
These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for pompous as it is used in the sentence above.
- ceremonious
- cramped
- flashy
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