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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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The Stade de France is putting on plenty of pomp on Saturday.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

The image of a man who lost all sense of ceremony in a show that is almost completely about leaning into the avant garde and fantastical pomp of a Scottish castle.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

He liked a bit of pomp and pizzazz as president.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 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 something occasional about it all, and no occasion for pomp or solemnity.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

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