hy·per·bol·ic
ˌhī-pər-ˈbä-lik 
variants
or less commonly hyperbolical
: of, relating to, or marked by language that exaggerates or overstates the truth : of, relating to, or marked by hyperbole
hyperbolic claims
1
geometry
: of, relating to, or being like a curve that is formed by the intersection of a double right circular cone with a plane that cuts both halves of the cone : of, relating to, or being analogous to a hyperbola
2
: of, relating to, or being a space in which more than one line parallel to a given line passes through a point
hyperbolic geometry
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 17 June 2025
An attorney for Lindell, upon cross-examination, asked if Lindell was perhaps being hyperbolic with some of his rhetoric.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 10 June 2025
Progressive pols have amped up their hyperbolic resistance-speak, casting ICE agents and Homeland Security Officers as the new villains on the scene.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025
But the truth is that the present uncertainty is far scarier than even potentially hyperbolic messaging about climate change ending the world.
—Justin Worland, Time, 30 May 2025
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Adjective
In the 1990s, brothers Richard and George Shea took over the company's publicity efforts and grew the contest into a bona fide bonanza, referring to the competitors as athletes and giving them elaborate, hyperbolic introductions.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 17 June 2025
An attorney for Lindell, upon cross-examination, asked if Lindell was perhaps being hyperbolic with some of his rhetoric.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 10 June 2025
Progressive pols have amped up their hyperbolic resistance-speak, casting ICE agents and Homeland Security Officers as the new villains on the scene.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025
But the truth is that the present uncertainty is far scarier than even potentially hyperbolic messaging about climate change ending the world.
—Justin Worland, Time, 30 May 2025
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“Hyperbolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperbolic. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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