hyperbolises
Blows things up
Hyperbolises is the British spelling of hyperbolizes, meaning to exaggerate or use hyperbole.
Someone who hyperbolises overstates for dramatic effect: He hyperbolises every minor setback into a catastrophe.
The word describes deliberate exaggeration rather than outright lying—stretching truth for emphasis rather than replacing it.
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- inflateFill with gas
- stretchPull to extend
- distortTwist from original form
- overdoExceed reasonable limits
overplay · overdraw · embroider · caricature · magnify · aggrandize · overestimate · overemphasize
To grow vigorously
- bombastPretentious hollow language
- grandiloquencePompous, extravagant language
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
- overstatementClaim beyond the facts
extravagance · excessiveness · flamboyance · verbosity · grandiosity · magniloquence · puffery · bluster
To give emphasis
- highlightMost notable part
- underscoreLow horizontal text mark
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
foreground · punctuate · emphasize · underline · flag · overemphasize · overplay · belabor
embellish
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overdo · overplay · overdraw · embroider · caricature · magnify · aggrandize · overestimate · overemphasize · dramatize
flourish
To grow vigorously
- bombastPretentious hollow language
- grandiloquencePompous, extravagant language
- rhetoricArt of persuasive language
overstatement · extravagance · excessiveness · flamboyance · verbosity · grandiosity · magniloquence · puffery · bluster · bravado
accentuate
To give emphasis
- highlightMost notable part
- underscoreLow horizontal text mark
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
spotlight · foreground · punctuate · emphasize · underline · flag · overemphasize · overplay · belabor · overstress
hyperbolisesunderstates
Presents as less important
downplays · minimises · underplays · plays down · soft-pedals
hyperbolisesunderstates
Presents as less important
hedges · equivocates · tones down · mutes · restrains