OVERSTATEMENT Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word overstatement. (close relations)
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| exaggeration | nounn | |||||
noun • extravagant exaggeration • the act of making something more noticeable than usual • making to seem more important than it really is | ||||||
| hyperbole | nounn | |||||
noun • extravagant exaggeration | ||||||
| magnification | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of expanding something in apparent size • the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object • making to seem more important than it really is • a photographic print that has been enlarged | ||||||
| amplification | nounn | |||||
noun • addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail • the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input • (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current | ||||||
| embellishment | nounn | |||||
noun • elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail • a superfluous ornament • the act of adding extraneous decorations to something | ||||||
| inflation | nounn | |||||
noun • a general and progressive increase in prices • (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • the act of filling something with air | ||||||
| overemphasis | nounn | |||||
noun • too much emphasis | ||||||
| overestimation | nounn | |||||
noun • an appraisal that is too high • a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high | ||||||
| overkill | nounn | |||||
noun • the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required • any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal | ||||||
