go to extremes

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burn the candle at both ends v.
exaggerate v.
hyperbolize v.

VERB

burn the candle at both ends

Synonyms

WEAK

bite off more than one can chew go too far keep one's nose to the grindstone overdo overextend oneself slave spread oneself too thin stay on the treadmill take on too much

VERB

exaggerate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amplify distort emphasize fabricate falsify heighten inflate magnify misrepresent overdo overdraw overemphasize overestimate

STRONG

boast boost brag caricature color corrupt embroider enlarge exalt expand fudge hike hyperbolize intensify lie misquote pad puff pyramid romance romanticize scam stretch up

WEAK

blow out of proportion build up cook up lay it on thick loud talk make too much of misreport pretty up put on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compress contract decrease ignore lessen play down

STRONG

abridge be modest deprecate lower reduce shrink

WEAK

depreciate minimize understate

VERB

hyperbolize

Synonyms

STRONG

amplify boast boost brag caricature color corrupt distort embroider emphasize enlarge exalt expand fabricate falsify fudge heighten hike inflate

WEAK

blow out of proportion blow up out of proportion build up cook up

Antonyms

STRONG

abridge be modest compress condense contract curtail decrease deprecate lessen lower reduce shorten shrink tell the truth

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go to extremes

Army officer, Funston was willing to go to extremes to crush the sort of independence movement he had supported in Cuba.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025

But metal can also go to extremes in other directions, as with glacially paced doom bands.

From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2024

That’s no less true when optimism and pessimism go to extremes, as they often do.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2023

Medea may go to extremes unknown to most of us, but this production keeps you on her side every step of the way.

From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2023

Others go to extremes, and walk for a certain distance, whether they feel fatigued or not by such exertions.

From The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Hartley, Florence

go to extremes

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