overcolor
Add too much
To overcolor is to exaggerate or embellish, adding more vividness than the facts warrant: The witness overcolored her account of the accident.
The term suggests painting a picture too brightly—making something seem more dramatic, interesting, or significant than it actually was.
Also spelled overcolour in British English.
Tastelessly showy
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
- luridShockingly vivid or gruesome
- loudHigh in volume
- brashOffensively self-assertive
flashy · glaring · bold · vibrant · striking · intense · harsh · eye-catching
Exceed absorption capacity
- chromaColor purity measure
- pigmentationNatural tissue coloring
- dyePigment for changing hues
- tintFaint color addition
shade · tone · saturation · imbue · infuse · permeate · soak · deepen
Add decorative elements
- overstateRepresent as greater
- dramatizeDepict with heightened emotion
- amplifyIncrease in strength
- heightenIncrease in degree
overdo · distort · inflate · aggrandize · hyperbolize · sensationalize · overemphasize · magnify
garish
Tastelessly showy
brash · flashy · glaring · bold · vibrant · striking · intense · harsh · eye-catching · ostentatious
oversaturate
Exceed absorption capacity
- chromaColor purity measure
- pigmentationNatural tissue coloring
- dyePigment for changing hues
tint · shade · tone · saturation · imbue · infuse · permeate · soak · deepen · intensify
embellish
Add decorative elements
heighten · overdo · distort · inflate · aggrandize · hyperbolize · sensationalize · overemphasize · magnify · elaborate
overcolorunderstate
Express with restraint
downplay · minimize · play down · tone down · de-emphasize