Synonyms of hot air

hot air

noun

1

as in rhetoric

boastful speech or writing

his taking credit for the rescue was mostly hot air, since the boat was actually saved by the Coast Guard

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rhetoric
• gasconade
• fanfaronade
• brag
• chatter
• magniloquence
• rant
• bombast
• rodomontade
• gas
• grandiloquence
• bull
• braggadocio
• cockalorum
• bluster
• rhapsody
• oratory
• wind
• turgidity
• prattle
• babble
• verbosity
• pomposity
• jawing
• jabber
• windiness
• gabble
• gibberish
• gibber
• swagger
• prating
• blab
• drivel
• patter
• vaunt
• egotism
• yammering
• bloviation
• self-importance
• self-conceit

2

as in wind

language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere

her campaign promise to "fight for the people" showed a taste for stale hot air

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rhetoric
• wind
• gas
• fustian
• oratory
• jazz
• bombast
• grandiloquence
• nonsense
• verbiage
• claptrap
• hogwash
• gibberish
• grandiosity
• loftiness
• drivel
• humbug
• pomposity
• moonshine
• jabberwocky
• pretension
• verbosity
• garrulity
• garrulousness
• wordiness
• floweriness
• affectedness
• pretentiousness
• windiness
• verboseness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hot air

September also brings a packed schedule of events, such as the Adirondack Balloon Festival, when dozens of hot air balloons dot bright blue skies; the Adirondack Nationals Car Show; and Jazz at the Lake. — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026

In the early 20th century, physicist Victor Hess discovered cosmic rays aboard hot air balloons. — Jesse Liu, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026

Blimp are actually one of the safest ways to travel, given their slow speed and ability to be maneuvered almost like a hot air balloon should engines quit while in the air. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

What is the best time of year to see hot air balloons in Cappadocia? — Scott Campbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026