Grandiose
Having an exaggerated sense of importance or magnificence; showy, pompous, and often impractical or overly grand in style.
adjectiveGrandiose
Having an exaggerated sense of importance or magnificence; showy, pompous, and often impractical or overly grand in style.
adjectiveImagine This
Picture a speaker on a stage wearing a velvet cape, delivering a grandiose speech about an utterly impossible plan, while attendants drag in a throne to top off the theatrics.
Sounds Like
GRAN-dee-OHZ
Looks Like
Looks like 'grand' with the suffix -iose; suggests grandeur and excess.
Remember This
Grandiose often carries a negative connotation, describing overblown, self-important displays or plans rather than genuine greatness.
Other Forms
Connect With
pompous, pretentious, ostentatious, magniloquent, theatrical
Note
Use with nouns like 'plans,' 'claims,' or 'architecture' to convey a sense of excess or pretension. Do not confuse with simply 'grand' (impressive in a positive, non-pretentious way).