hyperbolize

Verb

Meaning

To speak or write with exaggeration.

To state or represent hyperbolically.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

amplify exaggerate magnify overstate overdraw color fudge dramatize colour expand elaborate emphasize stretch pad maximize
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Antonyms

minify minimize diminish lessen disdain despise
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Hypernyms

mislead misinform

Hyponyms

gas swash dramatize blow pad boast

Derivatives

hyperbolized hyperbolizing

Examples

tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hyperbolise hyperbolism hyperbolist hyperboloid hyperboloid of one sheet hyperboloid of revolution