hyperbole

Meaning

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Example Sentences

Saying he could run a thousand miles in a day is pure hyperbole.

Saying 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse' is a classic example of hyperbole.

Example Expressions

it's not hyperbole

Synonyms

exaggeration, overstatement, amplification, embellishment

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exaggeration, overstatement, amplification, embellishment

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exaggeration, overstatement, embellishment, amplification

Antonyms

understatement, literalness

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understatement, literalness

Entry 2

understatement, literalness

Collocations

pure hyperbole, literary hyperbole, comic hyperbole, use of hyperbole, use hyperbole, classic hyperbole, rhetorical hyperbole, hyperbole in speech

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pure hyperbole, literary hyperbole, comic hyperbole, use of hyperbole

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use hyperbole, classic hyperbole, rhetorical hyperbole, hyperbole in speech