hyperbolical
- adjective
- /haɪˈpɜrbəˌlɪkəl/
:
hiperbólico
- His hyperbolical praise made the movie sound much better than it actually was.
Examples
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The politician's hyperbolical promises were met with skepticism by the public.
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His hyperbolical claims about his achievements were hard to believe.
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She tends to use hyperbolical expressions when telling stories to make them more entertaining.
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The movie was filled with hyperbolical moments that made it more entertaining.
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The politician's speech was filled with hyperbolical statements that exaggerated the impact of his policies.
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She made a hyperbolical claim that she had run a marathon in under two hours.
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His hyperbolical descriptions of the event made it sound much more exciting than it actually was.
Synonyms
28
5.7
Exaggerated and showy in style or speech
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7.5
Exaggerated language not meant to be taken literally
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8.5
Using big, showy words that have little real meaning
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6.8
Saying something with too much force so it sounds fake
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8.9
Using words or ideas that sound grand and showy but feel unrealistic
Antonyms
How Exaggerated
Surface Forms
Morphology
hyperbolical = hyperbolic (semi-transparent) = hyper + bol + ic + al
The form is a regular adjectival extension of hyperbolic, but the figurative sense 'exaggerated' is conventional and not fully predictable for all learners.
Etymology
Hyperbolical comes from the same Greek parts hyper- 'over' and -bole 'a throwing', and it is the source of the word hyperbole. A helpful way to remember this meaning is to imagine 'throwing' the truth 'too far', so hyperbolical speech is an exaggeration, not literal.