overblown
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5.7
- adjective
- /ˌoʊvərˈbloʊn/
:
exagerado
- Digital risks seem to be overblown.
- overblown rhetoric
- overblown concern
And maybe what that's saying is how overblown our view of ourselves is.
- And maybe what that's saying is how overblown our view of ourselves is.
- But I think this whole thing was just so overblown here in the West.
- Some people have said, most people have said the risks are overblown.
- Or is the AI catastrophizing just too overblown?
- So maybe the fears that Deutsche Bank will fall are actually fundamentally overblown.
- They may be grandiose and have an overblown idea of how good they are at their job.
- The one is that when you posit an idea or theory, theory is perhaps an overblown word.
- You know, it's it's well here and and I think that the Russian, the digital threat is overblown.
- And so therefore, this combativeness, this back and forth, this versus mode that exists down there, it's overblown.
- And I think I think some of those stories about foreign influence from what we've seen have been significantly overblown.
- But basically the Noctua thing, it seems to me like it's potentially a little overblown in terms of coverage and concern and things like that.
Examples
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The actor's overblown portrayal of the villain made the movie feel less serious.
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The media coverage of this campaign, I think is the most overblown, positive coverage for a Democrat that we've seen in quite a long time.
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But I think this whole thing was just so overblown here in the West.
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This is way, way more overblown because right now these companies can start raising money just with an idea.
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But such concerns seem overblown in this context.
Academic text (2017) -
Critics contend that this concern is overblown and that the risk is minimal.
Academic text (2007) -
Yeah, yeah, certainly there's a lot of overblown fear mongering out there.
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But the fear of hedge funds is overblown, based more on ignorance or simplistic caricatures than on actual knowledge.
Academic text (2007) -
Granted, the government's expectations, however inaccurate or overblown, touched a receptive chord among large sectors of the population.
Academic text (1993) -
Clearly this was an overblown reaction, but that doesn't mean that this trial coverage isn't obscuring some true horrors.
Synonyms
224
3.6
More than is needed or reasonable
61
5.2
Very extreme or exaggerated in a way that seems unreasonable
57
5.8
Acting more important and formal than necessary
12
8.5
Using big, showy words that have little real meaning
2
9.8
Too much pride and confidence that makes people dislike you
1
4.8
Too full of air or seen as more important than it really is
1
4.1
Made to look bigger or more important than it really is
1
4.9
Looks bigger or more important than it really is
1
9.9
Using long, fancy words to sound important
1
8.9
Using words or ideas that sound grand and showy but feel unrealistic
1
6.8
Saying something with too much force so it sounds fake
Makes something seem bigger or more important than it really is
Made to seem bigger or more important than it really is
Acting very serious and proud in a way that annoys others
Too decorated so it looks showy and not natural
Having goals or ideas that are too high and unrealistic
Antonyms
How Exaggerated
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word overblown comes from over- meaning 'too much' and blown, like when you 'blow' air to make something bigger. So an overblown speech or idea is made 'too big' and sounds exaggerated or showy.