aggrandised
Elevated in status
Aggrandised is the British spelling of aggrandized, the past tense and past participle of aggrandize.
To aggrandize is to increase the power, status, or wealth of someone or something, often with a suggestion of exaggeration or self-promotion.
He aggrandised himself at every opportunity, taking credit for others' work.
The word carries a faintly negative connotation, implying that the enhancement is inflated or undeserved.
Claimed more than true
- overblownInflated beyond reasonable proportion
- amplifiedIncreased in strength
- dramatizedRendered for stage
- enhancedIncreased in quality
overemphasized · magnified · puffed-up · inflated · hyperbolic · embellished · glorified · overdone
Elaborately decorated
- gildedOverlaid with gold leaf
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- decoratedMade more visually appealing
- adornedMade ornamental
elaborate · embroidered · florid · baroque · rococo · bejeweled · festooned · bedecked
Affectedly grand in manner
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- magnificentExceptionally beautiful or impressive
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
- majesticImpressively dignified and beautiful
splendid · stately · noble · lofty · august · regal · monumental · palatial
overstated
Claimed more than true
- overblownInflated beyond reasonable proportion
- amplifiedIncreased in strength
- dramatizedRendered for stage
enhanced · overemphasized · magnified · puffed-up · inflated · hyperbolic · embellished · glorified · overdone · stretched
ornate
Elaborately decorated
adorned · elaborate · embroidered · florid · baroque · rococo · bejeweled · festooned · bedecked · ornamented
pompous
Affectedly grand in manner
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- magnificentExceptionally beautiful or impressive
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
majestic · splendid · stately · noble · lofty · august · regal · monumental · palatial · impressive
aggrandisedhumbled
Reduced in status
diminished · lowered · degraded · demoted · debased
aggrandisedhumbled
Reduced in status
modest · self-effacing · unpretentious · self-deprecating · abased
aggrandiseddiminished
Made or became smaller
reduced · minimised · shrunk · contracted · lessened
aggrandisement, aggrandises, aggrandising, aggrandiser, aggrandisements