Defenition of the word hyperbolize

• Defenition of the word hyperbolize

  • to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth: " tended to romanticize and exaggerate this ``gracious Old_South'' imagery."
  • to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South'' imagery"
  • to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

Synonyms for the word hyperbolize

• • amplify
  • exaggerate
  • magnify
  • overdraw
  • overstate

Hyponyms for the word hyperbolize

• • aggrandise
  • aggrandize
  • blow
  • blow up
  • bluster
  • boast
  • brag
  • dramatise
  • dramatize
  • embellish
  • embroider
  • gas
  • gasconade
  • lard
  • overemphasise
  • overemphasize
  • overstress
  • pad
  • shoot a line
  • swash
  • tout
  • vaunt

Hypernyms for the word hyperbolize

• • misinform
  • mislead

Antonyms for the word hyperbolize

• • downplay
  • minimise
  • minimize
  • understate

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