UNDERSTATEMENTS Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For UNDERSTATEMENTS
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| overstatement | nounn | |||||
noun • making to seem more important than it really is | ||||||
| hyperbole | nounn | |||||
noun • extravagant exaggeration | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| dramatization | nounn | |||||
noun • conversion into dramatic form • a dramatic representation | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| exaggeration | nounn | |||||
noun • extravagant exaggeration • the act of making something more noticeable than usual • making to seem more important than it really is | ||||||
| grandiloquence | nounn | |||||
noun • high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation | ||||||
| hype | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • blatant or sensational promotion verb • publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||