Thesaurus / blow out of proportion
FEEDBACKsynonyms for blow out of proportion
synonyms for blow out of proportion
- amplify
- distort
- emphasize
- fabricate
- falsify
- heighten
- inflate
- magnify
- misrepresent
- overdo
- overdraw
- overemphasize
- overestimate
- boast
- boost
- brag
- caricature
- color
- corrupt
- embroider
- enlarge
- exalt
- expand
- fudge
- hike
- hyperbolize
- intensify
- lie
- misquote
- pad
- puff
- pyramid
- romance
- romanticize
- scam
- stretch
- up
- build up
- cook up
- go to extremes
- lay it on thick
- loud talk
- make too much of
- misreport
- pretty up
- put on
- amplify
- boast
- boost
- brag
- caricature
- color
- corrupt
- distort
- embroider
- emphasize
- enlarge
- exalt
- expand
- fabricate
- falsify
- fudge
- heighten
- hike
- inflate
- blow up out of proportion
- build up
- cook up
- go to extremes
- exaggerate
- maximize
- overdo
- overemphasize
- overstate
- overuse
- accent
- accentuate
- dramatize
- hyperbolize
- magnify
- mug
- overact
- overdraw
- overstress
- overwork
- stretch
- get carried away
- ham it up
- labor at
- lay it on thick
- point up
- show off
- amplify
- emphasize
- heighten
- inflate
- magnify
- misrepresent
- overdo
- overemphasize
- overestimate
- boast
- boost
- brag
- embellish
- embroider
- enlarge
- exalt
- expand
- fabricate
- fudge
- hike
- lie
- misquote
- pad
- puff
- build up
- lay it on thick
- misreport
- play up
antonyms for blow out of proportion
MOST RELEVANT
- abridge
- compress
- condense
- contract
- curtail
- decrease
- deprecate
- lessen
- lower
- reduce
- shorten
- shrink
- tell the truth
- compress
- contract
- decrease
- ignore
- lessen
- play down
- abridge
- deprecate
- lower
- reduce
- shrink
- simplify
- tell the truth
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
QUIZ
Thingamabob or Thingummy: Can You Distinguish Between the US And UK Terms In This Quiz?
START THE QUIZ WORDS RELATED TO BLOW OUT OF PROPORTION
- amplify
- blow out of proportion
- boast
- boost
- brag
- build up
- caricature
- color
- cook up
- corrupt
- distort
- embroider
- emphasize
- enlarge
- exalt
- expand
- fabricate
- falsify
- fudge
- go to extremes
- heighten
- hike
- hyperbolize
- inflate
- intensify
- lay it on thick
- lie
- loud talk
- magnify
- make too much of
- misquote
- misreport
- misrepresent
- overdo
- overdraw
- overemphasize
- overestimate
- pad
- pretty up
- puff
- put on
- pyramid
- romance
- romanticize
- scam
- stretch
- up
- amplifying
- blowing out of proportion
- boasting
- boosting
- bragging
- building up
- caricaturing
- coloring
- cooking up
- corrupting
- distorting
- embroidering
- emphasizing
- enlarging
- exalting
- expanding
- fabricating
- falsifying
- fudging
- going to extremes
- heightening
- hiking
- hyperbolizing
- inflating
- intensifying
- loud talk
- lying
- lying it on thick
- magnifying
- making too much of
- misquoting
- misreporting
- misrepresenting
- overdoing
- overdrawing
- overemphasizing
- overestimating
- padding
- pretty up
- puffing
- putting on
- pyramiding
- romancing
- romanticizing
- scamming
- stretching
- upping
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.