"Zelda, this is Ganon's place! Look at the floor—" "At last you have found my house!" "...I won't tolerate hyperbole."
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Hyperbole
/haɪˈpɜːbəli/
Synonyms for "hyperbole" (130 found)
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Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (39)
Adjective(3 words)
extreme chaosgraphical exaggerationgreat excitement
Noun(4 words)
Related words (65)
inordinanceinordinatenessintemperanceintemperatenesslitotesmagnificationmalapropismmetaphormiscoloringmisdrawingmispaintingmisquotationmisreportmisrepresentationmisstatementmisteachingmonstrousnessnimietynonrealismoutrageousness
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overdevelopmentoverdrawingoveremphasisoverestimationovergreatnessovergrowthoverindulgenceoverkilloverlargenessovermuchovermuchnessoverstatementperversionprodigalityprofusenesspufferypuffing upradicalismravingsensationalismsimileslantingspeechstretchingsuperlativetall talktoo muchtoo-muchnesstoutingtravestytwistingunconscionablenessunderstatementunduenessunreasonablenessunrestrainedness
Noun(8 words)
Verb(1 words)
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4 entriesabsurd claimextreme exaggerationgrand exaggerationridiculous claim
Collocations
5 entriescomedic hyperboledramatic hyperbolehyperbole example in textliterary hyperbolerecognize hyperbole in writing
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3 entriesSample sentences
17 total sentences available.
Mary is sometimes given to hyperbole. When Tom arrived much later than he'd promised, Mary said: "I've gone through four seasons waiting for you."
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I could eat a horse, and that's not hyperbole.
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"Hyperbole" is a fancy way of saying "exaggeration."
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