hyperbole

Noun

Meaning

A figure of speech in which the expression is an evident exaggeration of the meaning intended to be conveyed, or by which things are represented as much greater or less, better or worse, than they really are; a statement exaggerated fancifully, through excitement, or for effect.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

exaggeration overstatement simile expansion expression emphasis inflation excess rhetoric stretch distortion metaphor amplification enhancement apostrophe
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Antonyms

understatement fact decline accuracy decrease abstract
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Hypernyms

image figure trope figure of speech

Related terms

hyperbola

Examples

Hyperbole is something I'd better avoid. Terry Gilliam

Hyperbole was to Lyndon Johnson what oxygen is to life. Bill Moyers

Unfortunately, the hyperbole of the inaugural outran the provisions of the budget. Dean Acheson

The one reaction Nietzsche cannot tolerate is indifference, and this is what his use of hyperbole is designed to eliminate. Alexander Nehamas

I live in a constant state of hyperbole. Eden Sher

We need to replace hyperbole with a reasonable, informed discussion about how to reinvent the federal budget with more transparency and better accountability. Mike Quigley

Close letter words and terms

hyperbleb hyperbola hyperbolaeon hyperbolic hyperbolic angle hyperbolic color