Definitions

overemphasis

[oh-ver-em-fuh-sis] / ˌoʊ vərˈɛm fə sɪs /

NOUN

exaggeration

Synonyms

STRONGEST

baloney excess fabrication falsehood fantasy hyperbole misjudgment misrepresentation untruth

STRONG

aggrandizement amplification boasting caricature coloring crock elaboration embroidery emphasis enlargement exaltation extravagance fancy hogwash inflation line magnification overestimation pretension pretentiousness rant romance stretch whopper yarn

WEAK

figure of speech fish story flight of fancy jazz tall story

Antonyms

STRONGEST

truth

STRONG

compression decrease lessening shrinkage

WEAK

minimization reduction understatement unembellishment

NOUN

sensationalism

Synonyms

STRONG

aggrandizement boasting excess fabrication hype hyperbole puffery whopper

WEAK

fish story tabloid journalism tall story yellow journalism

NOUN

tall talk

Synonyms

WEAK

aggrandizement amplification baloney boasting caricature crock elaboration embroidery enlargement exaltation excess extravagance fabrication falsehood fancy fantasy figure of speech fish story flight of fancy hogwash hyperbole hyperbolism inflation jazz line magnification misjudgment misrepresentation overestimation overstatement pretension pretentiousness rant romance stretch tall story untruth whopper yarn