Textual thesaurus for "high-flown"

(adj) elevated, exalted, idealistic, grand, high-minded, rarefied, rarified, noble-minded, lofty, sublime

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

an exalted ideal; argue in terms of high-flown ideals- Oliver Franks; a noble and lofty concept; a grand purpose

(adj) high-sounding, inflated

pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)

high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school; a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution