Grandiose

/ˈɡræn.di.oʊs/ adjective easy

Impressively large in scope, or overblown and pretentiously grand.

The mayor's grandiose plan to build a second airport never made it past the first budget meeting.

Memory Trick

Grandiose contains 'grand' — everything is grand, taken to an over-the-top, almost silly extreme.

Synonyms

Bombastic

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