List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 47

SYNONYMS: bombast, rant, claptrap.
All these nouns designate speech or writing marked by an extravagance or affectation of style that the content does not warrant.

Bombast stresses inflation of style but does not always imply insubstantiality of thought: Their eloquence is all bombast.
Rant, used chiefly of speech, emphasizes turgidity and violence of style: He ranted all day about the injustice.
Claptrap is insincere, empty speech or writing: His writing is just so much claptrap.