hyperbolical
Dramatically beyond truth
Hyperbolical means the same as hyperbolic—characterized by exaggeration or overstatement.
The longer form appears occasionally in formal or literary contexts: His hyperbolical claims strained credibility.
Most contemporary usage favors the shorter hyperbolic.
Inflated beyond reasonable proportion
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- inflatedExpanded with gas
- amplifiedIncreased in strength
- overstatedClaimed more than true
extravagant · excessive · immoderate · inordinate · disproportionate · magnified · embellished · stretched
Exaggeratedly emotional for effect
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- histrionicExaggeratedly emotional in behavior
- operaticOf staged musical drama
- stagyExcessively theatrical in manner
hammy · overacted · sensational · flamboyant · showy · ostentatious · grandiose · spectacular
Excessively ornate or ruddy
- ornateElaborately decorated
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
- elaborateComplex and detailed
fanciful · embroidered · gilded · adorned · decorated · overworked · overwritten · overdone
Excessively inflated language
- grandiloquentPretentiously elevated in speech
- magniloquentUsing pompous, elevated rhetoric
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
- turgidSwollen or pompous
orotund · fustian · declamatory · high-flown · lofty · purple · flowery · verbose
overblown
Inflated beyond reasonable proportion
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- inflatedExpanded with gas
- amplifiedIncreased in strength
overstated · extravagant · excessive · immoderate · inordinate · disproportionate · magnified · embellished · stretched · overdrawn
theatrical
Exaggeratedly emotional for effect
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- histrionicExaggeratedly emotional in behavior
- operaticOf staged musical drama
stagy · hammy · overacted · sensational · flamboyant · showy · ostentatious · grandiose · spectacular · performative
florid
Excessively ornate or ruddy
- ornateElaborately decorated
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
elaborate · fanciful · embroidered · gilded · adorned · decorated · overworked · overwritten · overdone · overwrought
bombastic
Excessively inflated language
- grandiloquentPretentiously elevated in speech
- magniloquentUsing pompous, elevated rhetoric
- pompousAffectedly grand in manner
turgid · orotund · fustian · declamatory · high-flown · lofty · purple · flowery · verbose · prolix
hyperbolicalunderstated
Deliberately minimized in expression
restrained · muted · subdued · moderate · reserved