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Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
1. hyperbolize
verb. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth.
Synonyms
- overstress
- embellish
- overemphasise
- shoot a line
- blow
- hyperbolise
- overemphasize
- tout
- overstate
- gasconade
- amplify
- exaggerate
- magnify
- boast
- bluster
- dramatize
- lard
- overdraw
- embroider
- aggrandize
- dramatise
- swash
- mislead
- gas
- aggrandise
- pad
- brag
- vaunt
- misinform
Antonyms
- deflate
- decrease
- reduce
- worsen
Etymology
- -ize (English)
- -isen (Middle English (1100-1500))
- hyperbole (English)
- hyperbole (Latin)