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portentous vs overblown

overblown vs portentous

portentous and overblown both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
portentous No Yes No No
overblown No Yes No No
As adjectives, portentous and overblown are synonyms defined as:
  • portentous and overblown: puffed up with vanity
Other synonyms of portentous include grandiloquent, pompous, pontifical.
portentous (adjective) overblown (adjective)
puffed up with vanity past the stage of full bloom
ominously prophetic puffed up with vanity
of momentous or ominous significance
Difference between portentous and overblown

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