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hyperbolic

[hahy-per-bol-ik] / ˌhaɪ pərˈbɒl ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
exaggerated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abstract distorted excessive extravagant fabricated false farfetched inflated magnified melodramatic overblown overwrought preposterous pretentious stylized unrealistic
STRONG
amplified bouncing embroidered exalted overdone overestimated steep strained
WEAK
a bit thick artificial caricatural fabulous fantastic hammy highly colored histrionic histrionical impossible out of proportion overkill schmaltzy sensational spectacular tall too much too-too
Antonyms
STRONGEST
actual believable calm factual moderate real realistic reasonable sensible straight
WEAK
depreciated minimized played down reduced understated unembellished unexaggerated
ADJECTIVE
rhetorical
Synonyms
STRONGEST
oratorical vocal
WEAK
articulate aureate bombastic declamatory eloquent embellished euphuistic exaggerated flamboyant flashy florid fluent glib grand grandiloquent grandiose high-flown imposing inflated magniloquent mouthy ornate ostentatious overblown overdone overwrought pompous pretentious showy silver-tongued sonorous stilted swollen tumescent tumid turgid verbose voluble windy
Antonyms
WEAK
concise

Example Sentences

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Critics say the marketing—including claims that 20 minutes equals four hours in the gym—is hyperbolic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Admittedly, heaping this much flattery onto a tawdry piece of airport fiction adapted into a Sydney Sweeney-starring, big-screen sensation may seem hyperbolic.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

Tessellations in hyperbolic spaces are especially striking but also especially challenging to analyze.

From Science Daily • Jan. 7, 2026

Government scientists found Schuchard’s prose hyperbolic, but the public ate it up.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025

Haas’s enthusiasm seems hyperbolic to some of his colleagues.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.