TURGID: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TURGID?

Need another word that means the same as “turgid”? Find 25 synonyms and 30 related words for “turgid” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Turgid” are: intumescent, puffy, tumescent, tumid, bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, swollen, congested, pompous, overblown, overripe, inflated, high-flown, affected, pretentious, grandiose, florid, flowery, ornate, magniloquent, grandiloquent, rhetorical, oratorical

Turgid as an Adjective

Definitions of "Turgid" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “turgid” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Ostentatiously lofty in style.
• Abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas.
• (of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic.
• Swollen and distended or congested.

Synonyms of "Turgid" as an adjective (25 Words)

affected	Disposed or inclined in a specified way. The gesture appeared both affected and stagy.
bombastic	High-sounding but with little meaning; inflated. Bombastic rhetoric.
congested	Overfull as with blood. His nose was congested.
declamatory	Vehement or impassioned in expression. A long declamatory speech.
florid	Elaborately or excessively ornamented. The senator s florid speech.
flowery	Marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details. A flowery speech.
grandiloquent	Pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress. A grandiloquent celebration of Spanish glory.
grandiose	Impressive and imposing in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so. Grandiose plans to reform the world.
high-flown	Pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals.
inflated	Exaggerated. A partially inflated balloon.
intumescent	Abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas. Intumescent fire retardant paints.
large	Fairly large or important in effect influential. A large sum.
magniloquent	Using high-flown or bombastic language.
oratorical	Characteristic of an orator or oratory. Oratorical prose.
ornate	Marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details-John Milton. Ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato.
orotund	Full and rich. Orotund tones.
overblown	Past the stage of full bloom. Overblown roses.
overripe	Too ripe; past its best. An overripe melodrama.
pompous	Puffed up with vanity. A pompous speech.
pretentious	Making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction. A pretentious country house.
puffy	(of wind or breath) coming in short bursts. Her eyes were puffy and full of tears.
rhetorical	(of a question) asked in order to produce an effect or to make a statement rather than to elicit information. The general intended his question to be purely rhetorical.
swollen	Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance. So swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty.
tumescent	Abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas. Tumescent tissue.
tumid	Abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas. Tumid political prose.

Usage Examples of "Turgid" as an adjective

• Some turgid verses on the death of Prince Albert.
• A turgid and fast-moving river.

Associations of "Turgid" (30 Words)

affected	Disposed or inclined in a specified way. You might become differently affected towards him.
arrogance	The quality of being arrogant. The arrogance of this man is astounding.
arrogant	Having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride. He s arrogant and opinionated.
arty	Making a strong, affected, or pretentious display of being artistic or interested in the arts. Television people and arty types.
blowhard	A boastful or pompous person. Blowhard politicians.
bluster	A swaggering show of courage. You threaten and bluster but won t carry it through.
boast	Show off. He boasted that he had taken part in the crime.
bombast	Pompous or pretentious talk or writing. The bombast of gung ho militarism.
bombastic	Ostentatiously lofty in style. Bombastic rhetoric.
braggart	A very boastful and talkative person. Braggart men.
ceremonious	Excessively polite; punctilious. Their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt.
conceited	Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance. Fred s so conceited he d never believe anyone would refuse him.
declamatory	Ostentatiously lofty in style. A long declamatory speech.
exaggerated	Enlarged or altered beyond normal proportions. Thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes.
exaggeration	The action of making exaggerations. The dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness.
fustian	A strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap. The coarse fustian of prison clothing.
grandiloquent	Pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress. A grandiloquent celebration of Spanish glory.
grandiose	Conceived on a very grand or ambitious scale. The court s grandiose facade.
magniloquent	Using high-flown or bombastic language.
ostentation	Pretentious or showy or vulgar display. The office was spacious but without any trace of ostentation.
pompous	Puffed up with vanity- Newsweek. Processions and other pompous shows.
portentous	Ominously prophetic. This portentous year in Canadian history.
poseur	A person who habitually pretends to be something he is not.
pretentious	(of a display) tawdry or vulgar. Pretentious art films.
proud	Of an event achievement etc causing someone to feel proud. A proud moment.
rant	A spell of ranting a tirade. His rants against organized religion.
rhetorical	Of or relating to rhetoric- W.A.White- Lewis Mumford. Repetition is a common rhetorical device.
snobbish	Relating to, characteristic of, or like a snob. The writer takes a rather snobbish tone.
stilted	(of an arch) with pieces of upright masonry between the imposts and the springers. We made stilted conversation.
windbag	A boring person who talks a great deal about uninteresting topics. I think he s a pompous old windbag.