Synonyms for Overblown
Definition of overblown
- adjective
- puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek
- past the stage of full bloom; "overblown roses"
6 synonyms found
Writing tips for "overblown"
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"Overblown" in song lyrics
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"'The Hobbit' Review: It's long and overblown"
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