pomposity

Preposition: of

• man: If he laughs at the authority of priests, he laughs louder at the pomposity of men of science.

Converse of object

• puncture: Much of Cliff's humor had the same aim as satire: to puncture pomposity.
• deflate: The Door, USA For 25 years this bimonthly American magazine has been deflating religious pomposity wherever it has been found.
• have: Basic networking concepts are covered, but the writing has an academic pomposity without the requisite rigor.
• avoid: What it doesn't manage is to create a credible future or avoid pomposity.

Adjective modifier

• academic: The magazine is not an easy read and, at times, verges on a type of academic pomposity, which I find irritating.
• own: Where others have imploded in their own pomposity, Pirates ' self-awareness sees it through.
• religious: The Door, USA For 25 years this bimonthly American magazine has been deflating religious pomposity wherever it has been found.
• official: The girls ' explosions of impatience with official pomposity may have been a safety valve for his own.

Noun used with modifier

• rock: In an era of ' progressive ' rock pomposity and 12-minute tracks, the Ramones ' back-to-basics approach was rousing and confrontational.