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Impressive and imposing in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so

Conceived on a very grand or ambitious scale

Affectedly grand or self-important in behavior, speech or manner

Affectedly grand or pretentious in manner or behavior

Highly unusual, typically beyond the realms of plausibility or credibility

More than is necessary, normal, or desirable

Marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and etiquette

Modeled on, or aiming for, a state in which everything is perfect

Large in size, amount, level or degree

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Adjective

Impressive and imposing in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so

lavishly appointed

fit for a queen

out of this world

in the lap of luxury

bigger than life

tall in the saddle

fit for a prince

fit for a princess

disproportionate

highly regarded

larger-than-life

well thought of

of high standing

one for the book

something to write home about

pleasure-loving

much-publicized

well-thought-of

in the public eye

having made a name for oneself

much publicized

worthy of mention

highest-ranking

held in high esteem

in the limelight

self-respecting

of the first rank

highly esteemed

highly thought of

too good to be true

of the first water

state-of-the-art

of the first order

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

top-of-the-line

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“As the claimant to China's political and cultural heritage, they have built in a grandiose classical style.”

Adjective

Conceived on a very grand or ambitious scale

on a grand scale

difficult to achieve

character-building

difficult going

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“If nothing else, this current council has shown that it is incapable of spending public money wisely once it's swept up in a grandiose plan.”

Adjective

Affectedly grand or self-important in behavior, speech or manner

hyperventilated

full of hot air

exhibitionistic

over the top OTT

with the gift of the gab

circumlocutionary

having kissed the Blarney stone

able to talk the hind legs off a donkey

having kissed the Blarney Stone

running on at the mouth

full of verbiage

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“However, despite the grandiose pomposity and patent self-interest of some of their claims, a case can be made for the veracity of Soja and Dear's thesis that Los Angeles has assumed the mantle of the uber-postmodern city.”

Adjective

Affectedly grand or pretentious in manner or behavior

high-and-mighty

high and mighty

self-opinionated

full of oneself

full of yourself

self-centred^UK

self-centered^US

full of hot air

offensively self-assertive

full of airs and graces

too big for your boots

self-glorifying

self-congratulatory

holier-than-thou

too big for your breeches

self-applauding

throwing one's weight around

putting on airs

self-aggrandizing

too big for your britches

self-complacent

self-flattering

self-gratulatory

self-dramatizing

throwing one's weight about

sure of yourself

on your high horse

heading for a fall

as bold as brass

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Adjective

Of great size

of considerable size

not inconsiderable

extremely large

larger-than-life

not to be sneezed at

all-encompassing

earth-shattering

interdisciplinary

multidisciplinary

across the board

cross-disciplinary

across-the-board

disproportionate

worth taking into account

wide physically

encyclopedic^US

encyclopaedic^UK

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Adjective

Highly unusual, typically beyond the realms of plausibility or credibility

out of the ordinary

never to be forgotten

off beaten path

out of this world

hard to swallow

scarcely credible

hard to believe

won't hold water

beyond the bounds of possibility

incomprehensible

difficult to believe

out of the question

inconsequential

highly unlikely

self-contradictory

not in the least likely

beyond possibility

taking the cake

unsubstantiated

not able to hold water

imcomprehensible

extremely implausible

extremely doubtful

extremely unlikely

extremely difficult to believe

not to be thought of

weird and wonderful

inapprehensible

beyond one's wildest dreams

not understandable

beyond the realm of reason

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Adjective

More than is necessary, normal, or desirable

disproportionate

overextravagant

recrementitious

out of all proportion

surplus to requirements

excessively high

beyond the pale

blown up out of all proportion

over one's head

untrammelled^UK

of considerable size

root-and-branch

extremely large

larger-than-life

taking the cake

spreading like wildfire

out of proportion

desensitized^US

desensitised^UK

take-no-prisoners

through the ceiling

more than enough

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Adjective

Marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and etiquette

prim and proper

stick-in-the-mud

of the old school

self-respecting

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Adjective

Modeled on, or aiming for, a state in which everything is perfect

Adjective

Large in size, amount, level or degree

not to be sneezed at

disproportionate

earth-shattering

worth taking into account

recognizable^US

extremely large

larger-than-life

distinguishable

recognisable^UK

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