Synonyms of flatulent

flatulent

adjective

ˈfla-chə-lənt 

as in rhetoric

marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases

on election night TV's self-important pundits let loose a fusillade of flatulent pontifications

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rhetoric
• rhetorical
• gaseous
• inflated
• gassy
• pontifical
• bombastic
• fustian
• grandiloquent
• oratorical
• windy
• orotund
• bloated
• ornate
• pompous
• turgid
• pretentious
• grandiose
• stilted
• florid
• elevated
• flowery
• hifalutin
• verbose
• lofty
• wordy
• high-sounding
• high-flown
• tumid
• highfalutin
• overdone

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eloquent
• bald
• direct
• simple
• plain
• unaffected
• unrhetorical
• matter-of-fact
• well-spoken
• straightforward
• unadorned
• unpretentious
• stark
• plainspoken

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of flatulent

Gary Oldman plays the disgusting but brilliant Jackson Lamb, Slough House’s flatulent patriarch. —Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024

An aggressively flatulent vision of undarned socks, rumpled shirts and unspeakably greasy trench coat, Lamb is invariably surrounded by whiskey bottles and the moldering remnants of Chinese takeout. —Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024

Slow Horses, the wry and flatulent anti-Bond espionage series streaming on Apple TV+, has been exactly the show its relatively cult following has come to love from the day the cast and crew began filming the first episode, says showrunner Will Smith. —Trey Williams, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2024

And Ernie, to entertain me during the recording, would make flatulent noises. —Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 22 May 2024