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Definitions

overblown

[oh-ver-blohn] / ˈoʊ vərˈbloʊn /
ADJECTIVE
excessive, too much
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disproportionate inflated pretentious superfluous
WEAK
aureate bombastic euphuistic flowery fulsome grandiloquent hyped-up immoderate magniloquent oratorical overdone pompous profuse rhetorical sonorous turgid undue verbose windy
Antonyms
WEAK
underrated undervalued

Example Sentences

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While Evercore ISI analyst Mark Mahaney acknowledged the risk from the rulings, he thinks the panic is overblown.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

I’ll admit it: I think our collective weeknight blender hatred is a bit overblown.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

He was steadfast that all he was doing was helping, that the objections were cosmetic, and overblown.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Travel giant Expedia has been hurt on fears that chatbots will replace travel agents, a concern that she thinks is overblown.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

It was noisier than ever before, talk, talk, talk, friends sharing the news, overblown laughter, strong-lunged farmers bellowing their wares.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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