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Definitions

pomp

[pomp] / pɒmp /
NOUN
pageantry, display
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fanfare formality grandeur solemnity splendor
STRONG
affectation array ceremonial ceremony flourish grandiosity magnificence ostentation pageant panoply parade pomposity ritual shine show state vainglory
Antonyms
STRONGEST
insignificance
STRONG
dullness modesty simplicity
WEAK
plainness

Usage

What are other ways to say pomp? Pomp suggests such a show of dignity and authority as characterizes a ceremony of state: The coronation was carried out with pomp and splendor. Ostentation refers to vain, ambitious, pretentious, or offensive display: tasteless and vulgar ostentation. Display applies to an intentionally conspicuous show: a great display of wealth. Show often indicates an external appearance that may or may not accord with actual facts: a show of modesty. 

Example Sentences

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He liked a bit of pomp and pizzazz as president.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

State visits are considered a form of soft-power diplomacy, using the pomp of royal hospitality to strengthen relations with important international partners.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Monfils, now ranked 110 but who rose to six in the world in his pomp, looked to be struggling physically in glaring sunshine.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

There is so much fluff out there, so much pomp and circumstance.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026

To participate, then, in the pomp of the orchestra, in the full scintillation thereof, was in the highest degree thrilling.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.