Bombast

/ˈbɒmbæst/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:16 pts7 letters

Definition of Bombast

noun

Cotton, or cotton wool.
Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing for garments; stuffing, padding.
High-sounding words; language above the dignity of the occasion; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking.

verb

To swell or fill out; to inflate, to pad.
To use high-sounding words; to speak or write in a pompous or ostentatious manner.

adjective

Big without meaning, or high-sounding; bombastic, inflated; magniloquent.

Anagrams of Bombast

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "bombast":

6-LETTER WORDS

5-LETTER WORDS

abbot ambos atoms boast boats bombs botas moats sabot sambo stoma tombs

4-LETTER WORDS

abos ambo atom bams bast bats boas boat bobs bomb bota bots mast mats moas+17 more

3-LETTER WORDS

abo abs bam bas bat

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "bombast" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

BO...Words starting with "bo"...STWords ending with "st"All 7-letter words Unscramble "bombast"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

fustianaureationbombard phrasegrandiloquencepurple proseaureatehighfalutin

Rhyming Words

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