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.

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In an interview with Australian radio station Triple J, he said: "It wasn't the pomp. It wasn't the circumstance. It wasn't the action. It was the moral core."

From BBC

The SBU wanted to strike its blow around Russian Victory Day on May 9, a day celebrated with fervent military pomp.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the pomp and show of big ceremonies didn't result in big deals.

From BBC

A danger is when teams hit their absolute pomp in the middle of a World Cup cycle.

From BBC

Missing were all the pomp and the pageantry.

From BBC

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