HYPERBOLE Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

hyperbole

noun

hī-ˈpər-bə-(ˌ)lē

as in exaggeration

the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts "enough food to feed a whole army" is a common example of hyperbole

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Recent Examples of hyperbole Yes, but: While Democrats hammer Trump on his recent vulgar and sometimes violent rhetoric, House Speaker Mike Johnson brushed the comments aside Sunday as typical hyperbole. —

Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024 Nobody likes that, that type of stuff and that type of hyperbole. —

Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2024 There is no hyperbole in the observation that any handful of those voters, or the millions like them, has the power to tip the country’s fortunes. —

Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2024 Lawmakers should have known this could be interpreted to criminalize a great deal of political speech that relies on effective overstatement, hyperbole, and comical inference. —

The Editors, National Review, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hyperbole