Synonyms for hyperbole
haɪˈpɜr bə lihy·per·bole

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. hyperbolenoun

   Synonyms:
   overstatement, exaggeration

   Antonyms:
   meiosis, understatement

2. hyperbolenoun

   Extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device.

   Synonyms:
   exaggeration, overstatement

   Antonyms:
   understatement, meiosis

3. hyperbolenoun

   Deliberate exaggeration.

   Synonyms:
   overstatement, exaggeration

   Antonyms:
   understatement, meiosis

4. hyperbolenoun

   An instance or example of this technique.

   Synonyms:
   overstatement, exaggeration

   Antonyms:
   meiosis, understatement

5. hyperbolenoun

   A hyperbola.

   Synonyms:
   overstatement, exaggeration

   Antonyms:
   meiosis, understatement

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. hyperbole, exaggerationnoun

   extravagant exaggeration

   Synonyms:
   exaggeration, overstatement, magnification

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1. hyperbolenoun

   Synonyms:
   (Rhet.) exaggeration

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1. Chip Babcock:

   I think this verdict reflects that there is a feeling that internet tweets and chats are more like casual conversation whether you call it opinion or rhetoric or hyperbole and should not be punished in a lawsuit.

2. Florida Democratic:

   It would certainly be better to not have him in the race, [Grayson] tends to sort of rely on hyperbole and invective, and I'm not sure that's the kind of primary which is healthy for us.

3. Assistant US Attorney Artie McConnell:

   The complaint makes clear that in the wake of the results of the presidential election, this defendant greatly exceeded what can be considered political hyperbole, he used words like' carnage,'' extermination,'' assassination.' He encouraged people to take' offensive action' in an effort to threaten to kill members of the government including law enforcement agents, even going so far as calling for the bombing of an FBI building and citing the Turner Diaries, which has been the inspiration for numerous acts of terrorism including the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

4. Lawrence Gross:

   There was a lot of hyperbole, it will have an impact, but it’s not a game changer.

5. Joe Biden:

   John McCain’s impact on America is not over, it is not hyperbole. It is not over. I don’t think it’s even close.