hyperbolic
/hy-per-BOL-ik/adjectiveexaggerated; relating to hyperbole
“Strip away the hyperbolic praise and the review is lukewarm.”
- Synonyms
- exaggerated, inflated, overblown
- Antonyms
- understated
- Root
- hyper- (over)
- Memory hook
- hyper (over): over-thrown language.
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