Bathos

6 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

An abrupt and jarring lapse from the elevated or serious to the trivial or commonplace, producing a deflating effect in speech or writing.

“The eulogy descended into bathos when the speaker compared his grief to losing a favourite pen.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

ba·thos

Related Words

Synonyms

tritenesssentimentality

Antonyms

pathossublimity

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

All six letters are distinct, contains TH digraph, no repeated vowels, tricky to guess without knowing the word

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Scrabble

Worth 10 points, TH digraph is handy when H is available, BATHOS is a clean six-letter play with no awkward clusters

Words Related to Bathos

Words you can make from Bathos

Shorter words formed from the letters in “bathos”.

ashot bahts basto baths boast boats botas hoast hosta oaths sabot shoat abos baho baht bash bast bath bats bhat boas boat bosh bota

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