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. John Longworth:

   It is highly irresponsible of the government of the country to be peddling hyperbole, if the government keeps peddling the line that it will be a disaster if we leave, which it actually won’t be, they are going to put the country in a position where it will be damaged if we do.

2. 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.

3. John Lewin:

   He has perjured himself probably 100 times and that's not hyperbole, he's testified inconsistently with other statements he's given under oath.

4. Ira Angustain:

   John Cheng was kind, generous and fun-loving. John Cheng loved God and John Cheng family with a passion. My wife and I and our church body were so honored to have Dr. John as a part of our congregation. Dr. John made me a better pastor, friend, and person just by having him in my life, this is not hyperbole.

5. Dan Gainor:

   It's almost predictable that some idiot online will write an outlandish story connecting Trump to the villain du jour, all designed to generate web traffic and ad dollars. We worked through all the major historical villains the media could tie the president to -- Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini. They called him a strongman, a dictator and worse. Now it's Manson, Weinstein and probably Mugabe, the media are running out of hyperbole. It's all embarrassingly stupid. No one gets held to account for it. And the cycle begins again with the next clickbait article.