pontificating (Meaning)
pontificating
to celebrate pontifical mass, the state, office, or term of office of a pontiff, to speak or express opinions in a pompous or dogmatic way, the office or term of office of a pontiff, to speak pompously, to officiate as a pontiff
Synonyms & Antonyms of pontificating
Synonyms:
- vain
- important
- self-asserting
- complacent
- swaggering
- blusterous
- self-assertive
- egotistical
- lordly
- saucy
- vainglorious
- impertinent
- superior
- snobby
- hubristic
- peremptory
- bragging
- huffish
- conceited
- lofty
- highfalutin
- masterful
- bombastic
- boastful
- blustery
- toploftical
- impudent
- cocky
- egotistic
- braggart
- smug
- high-hat
- disdainful
- overweening
- snobbish
- imperious
- egocentric
- narcissistic
- egoistical
- toplofty
- uppish
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word pontificating
to celebrate pontifical mass, the state, office, or term of office of a pontiff, to speak or express opinions in a pompous or dogmatic way, the office or term o
cavalier, snooty, condescending, uppity, sniffy, presumptuous, bossy, bumptious, dominant, huffy
timid, unpretentious, bashful, sheepish,humble, lowly, shy, modest, subdued, shrinking
The politician pontificated on the complexities of the economic crisis.
The professor pontificated about the importance of critical thinking.
The doctor pontificated on the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.
The guru pontificated on the path to enlightenment.
