high-sounding Synonyms
high-sounding Meaning
high-sounding (s)
pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
high-sounding (a.)
Pompous; noisy; ostentatious; as, high-sounding words or titles.
high-sounding Sentence Examples
- The politician's high-sounding rhetoric failed to conceal his true intentions.
- The company's new mission statement was full of high-sounding principles but lacked practical implementation.
- The doctor used high-sounding medical jargon to confuse his patient and obscure his medical advice.
- The teacher's high-sounding lectures bored his students and failed to engage their interest.
- The priest's high-sounding sermon left his congregation unimpressed and uninspired.
- The CEO's high-sounding promises of innovation turned out to be mere empty words.
- The philosopher's high-sounding theories were criticized for their lack of empirical evidence.
- The critic's high-sounding praise for the film was met with skepticism by the audience.
- The candidate's high-sounding campaign speeches failed to win over skeptical voters.
- The lawyer's high-sounding closing argument failed to persuade the jury to acquit his client.
FAQs About the word high-sounding
pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)Pompous; noisy; ostentatious; as, high-sounding words or titles.
rhetoric, rhetorical, florid, purple, flowery, grandiloquent, eloquent, high-flown, hifalutin,ornate
plain, direct, prosaic, matter-of-fact, simple, direct,prosaic, simple, matter-of-fact, plain
The politician's high-sounding rhetoric failed to conceal his true intentions.
The company's new mission statement was full of high-sounding principles but lacked practical implementation.
The doctor used high-sounding medical jargon to confuse his patient and obscure his medical advice.
The teacher's high-sounding lectures bored his students and failed to engage their interest.
