All fustian synonyms
fus·tian
F f adj fustian
- pompous — characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.
- pontifical — of, relating to, or characteristic of a pontiff; papal.
- ranting — to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave: The demagogue ranted for hours.
- arrogant — Someone who is arrogant behaves in a proud, unpleasant way towards other people because they believe that they are more important than others.
- boastful — If someone is boastful, they talk too proudly about something that they have done or that they own.
- bombastic — If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
- conceited — If you say that someone is conceited, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they are far too proud of their abilities or achievements.
- highfalutin — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- lofty — extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
- ostentatious — characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser.
- portentous — of the nature of a portent; momentous.
- pretentious — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- self-centered — concerned solely or chiefly with one's own interests, welfare, etc.; engrossed in self; selfish; egotistical.
- self-important — having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance; pompously conceited or haughty.
- vain — excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy.
- vainglorious — filled with or given to vainglory: a vainglorious actor.
noun fustian
- newspeak — (sometimes initial capital letter) an official or semiofficial style of writing or saying one thing in the guise of its opposite, especially in order to serve a political or ideological cause while pretending to be objective, as in referring to “increased taxation” as “revenue enhancement.”.
- bombast — Bombast is trying to impress people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
- flummery — oatmeal or flour boiled with water until thick.
- slanguage — slang; a vocabulary of slang.
- rhetoric — (in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.
- tumid — swollen, or affected with swelling, as a part of the body.
- turgidity — swollen; distended; tumid.
- bosh — empty or meaningless talk or opinions; nonsense
- flatulence — generating gas in the alimentary canal, as food.
- orotundity — (of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness.
- purism — strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
- altiloquence — Pompous language; lofty speech.
- grandiloquence — speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- euphuism — An artificial, highly elaborate way of writing or speaking.
- floridness — The quality of being florid.
- tympany — Pathology. tympanites.
- rhapsody — Music. an instrumental composition irregular in form and suggestive of improvisation.
- windier — accompanied or characterized by wind: a windy day.
- rant — to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave: The demagogue ranted for hours.
- gongorism — imitation of the ornate and intricate style of Góngora y Argote.
- shoptalk — the specialized vocabulary having to do with work or a field of work: I don't understand electronics shoptalk.
- doublespeak — evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
- jargon — a colorless to smoky gem variety of zircon.
- balderdash — If you say that something that has been said or written is balderdash, you think it is completely untrue or very stupid.
adjective fustian
- flaunting — Present participle of flaunt.