grandiose

/'grændious/
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grandiose

The politician's grandiose speech was full of empty promises.

Definition

Adjective 1. Impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval: Describes something that is meant to seem very impressive and important but is exaggerated, overblown, or not sincere. 2. Affectedly genteel: Describes behavior or style that is pretentiously grand or trying to appear more important or sophisticated than it really is.

Usage

The word "grandiose" is typically used to express criticism. It describes plans, ideas, buildings, or behavior that are intended to be grand and impressive but are seen as excessive, unrealistic, or pompous. It often implies a disconnect between the impressive appearance and the actual substance or practicality.

Examples
  • He has grandiose plans to build a new empire, but he has no funding. (Criticizes the plans as unrealistically ambitious.)
  • The dictator built a grandiose monument to himself. (Criticizes the monument as excessively large and self-important.)
  • Her grandiose manner of speaking made her seem arrogant. (Criticizes her speech as pretentiously grand.)
  • The proposal was dismissed as a grandiose scheme that would never work. (Criticizes the proposal as overblown and impractical.)
Advanced Usage
  • In Psychology: Can be used to describe a personality trait or delusion characterized by an inflated sense of self-importance, power, or identity.
    • The patient exhibited grandiose delusions, believing he was a king.
Variants and Related Words
  • Grandiosity (noun): The quality of being grandiose.
    • The grandiosity of the architectural design was criticized by modernists.
Synonyms
  • Pretentious: Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.
  • Pompous: Affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important.
  • Ostentatious: Characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress.
  • Overambitious: Having aims that are not realistic or achievable.
  • Bombastic: High-sounding but with little meaning; inflated.
Antonyms
  • Modest: Unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements.
  • Humble: Having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance.
  • Simple: Plain and uncomplicated in form, nature, or design.
  • Unpretentious: Not attempting to impress others with an appearance of greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.
Idioms and Phrases
  • Grandiose ideas/plans/schemes: A common collocation emphasizing the unrealistic and overblown nature of the concepts.
    • He was full of grandiose ideas but lacked the discipline to execute any of them.
grandiose

The politician's grandiose speech was full of empty promises.

Adjective
  1. affectedly genteel
  2. impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval

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