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