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pompous vs portentous

portentous vs pompous

pompous and portentous both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pompous No Yes No No
portentous No Yes No No
As adjectives, pompous and portentous are synonyms defined as:
  • pompous and portentous: puffed up with vanity
Other synonyms of pompous include grandiloquent, overblown, pontifical.
pompous (adjective) portentous (adjective)
characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display puffed up with vanity
puffed up with vanity ominously prophetic
of momentous or ominous significance
Difference between pompous and portentous

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