Synonyms of high-sounding

high-sounding

adjective

ˈhī-ˈsau̇n-diŋ 

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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