unbombast

/ʌnbɒmˈæst/

Definitions

1. noun

The act of removing or reducing bombast; the quality of being free from or characterized by the absence of bombast.

“The writer’s aim was to strip away the unbombast from the politician’s overly dramatic speech.”

Synonyms

  • directness
  • sobriety

Antonyms

  • bombast
  • grandiloquence