Synonyms for "overemphasize" (67 found)

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Closest matches (14)

accentaccentuatebelaborcarry too fardwell onembroideremphasizeexaggerateexhaustgive emphasis togo overboard

Verb(3 words)

big upcut it fatexaggerate

Strong matches (20)

go to extremesgo too farharp onhighlightitalicizeknow no boundslabormagnifymake a federal casemaximizeoveraccentuateoveractovercarryoverdevelopoverdooverdriveoverelaborate

Verb(3 words)

hyperbolizeoverchargeoverdo

Related words (33)

Verb(6 words)

overemphasiseoverstateoverstressplay upstretchthree-sheet

overexerciseoverexertoverexpendoverindulgeoverlaboroverplayoverreactoverspendoverstrainoverstressoverstudyovertaskovertaxovertrainoveruseoverworkpass all boundsplace emphasis onpoint upprotest too much

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punctuaterub inspotlightstarstressunderlineunderscore

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

7 entries

amplifyexaggeratehyperbolisehyperbolizemagnifyoverdrawoverstate

derived from

1 entries

emphasize

manner of

1 entries

overstate

related to

2 entries

emphasisoverstate

Translations

4 translations across 3 languages.

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Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

• 过分强调 verb (place too much emphasis on)
• 過分強調 verb (place too much emphasis on)

Finnish

1 entries

• ylikorostaa verb (place too much emphasis on)

Hungarian

1 entries

• túlhangsúlyoz verb (place too much emphasis on)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

It is impossible to overemphasize its importance.

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