rhetorical
[ri-tawr-i-kuhl, -tor-]
/ rɪˈtɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈtɒr- /
ADJECTIVE
wordy; flowery in speech
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
articulate
aureate
bombastic
declamatory
eloquent
embellished
euphuistic
exaggerated
flamboyant
flashy
florid
fluent
glib
grand
grandiloquent
grandiose
high-flown
hyperbolic
imposing
inflated
magniloquent
mouthy
ornate
ostentatious
overblown
overdone
overwrought
pompous
pretentious
showy
silver-tongued
sonorous
stilted
swollen
tumescent
tumid
turgid
verbose
voluble
windy
Antonyms
WEAK
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
