overemphatic

1 6.8

Saying something with too much force so it sounds fake

adjective
/ˌoʊvərɪmˈfætɪk/

: exagerado

But far more often, the "quants" are humble about their claims and even overemphatic about the complex interplay of variables and "unknown unknowns," as a former secretary of defense famously put it.

Examples

The speaker's overemphatic gestures distracted the audience from her message.
Stolbach perceived this godly gesture not as overemphatic, forced, cramped, heavy-handed, or proto-Mannerist, but as Christian.

Academic text (1992)
He was so overemphatic in his apology that it seemed insincere.
Her overemphatic insistence that she was right made everyone doubt her credibility.

Synonyms

overblown

vsoveremphatic

28 5.7

Exaggerated and showy in style or speech

adds intense emphasis that may feel exaggerated and insincere

hyperbolic

vsoveremphatic

12 7.5

Exaggerated language not meant to be taken literally

applies heavy emphasis that makes statements seem overstated and insincere

bombastic

vsoveremphatic

12 8.5

Using big, showy words that have little real meaning

puts excessive force into words, creating an insincere effect

overdramatic

vsoveremphatic

7 4.9

Showing too much feeling about small things

expresses with strong force that can seem insincere rather than simply theatrical

exaggerated

vsoveremphatic

1 4.1

Made to look bigger or more important than it really is

is emphasis so strong it sounds insincere or forced

overdrawn

vsoveremphatic

1 5.7

Speech or writing that is too dramatic and emotional

relies on heavy emphasis making it sound insincere rather than just detailed

high-flown

vsoveremphatic

1 8.9

Using words or ideas that sound grand and showy but feel unrealistic

expresses ideas with too much force, often sounding insincere

overdone

vsoveremphatic

3.9

Made to seem bigger or more important than it really is

uses forceful emphasis that can feel fake rather than merely excessive

over-earnest

vsoveremphatic

7.5

Being too serious and sincere makes other people feel awkward

shows strong emphasis that can seem exaggerated or insincere rather than sincere

Antonyms

understated

27 6.5

Simple and quiet in a way that looks elegant

How Emphatic

overemphatic

1 6.8

emphatic

23 5.2

subtle

276 6.0

Surface Forms

overemphatic positive

Morphology

overemphatic = emphatic (transparent) = over + emphatic

The prefix 'over-' adds the meaning 'excessively' to 'emphatic', producing an easily inferable meaning for learners.

Etymology

Overemphatic combines over- meaning 'too much' and emphatic from emphasis, meaning 'force' or 'stress'. So it describes speaking or acting with too much force, like turning the volume up too high, and therefore can seem too strong or not sincere.