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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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Although hyperbolic, tech leaders such as Dario Amodei, founder and CEO of Anthropic, and Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, predict that AI will eliminate up to 50% of all entry-level white-collar jobs within one to five years.
—Toby Stuart, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Whatever one feels about redistricting, hyperbolic language about the threat Trump poses to democracy did not work in the 2024 election, so its potential impact now is questionable.
—Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
There were men in skirt suits, men in hot pants, and the rapper Offset in a trenchcoat of hyperbolic proportions.
—Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
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Webb, Hubble among telescopes to study interstellar visitor Unlike comets bound to the sun's gravity, 3I/ATLAS is traveling on a hyperbolic orbit that will eventually carry it out of the solar system and back into interstellar space.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Although hyperbolic, tech leaders such as Dario Amodei, founder and CEO of Anthropic, and Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, predict that AI will eliminate up to 50% of all entry-level white-collar jobs within one to five years.
—Toby Stuart, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
Whatever one feels about redistricting, hyperbolic language about the threat Trump poses to democracy did not work in the 2024 election, so its potential impact now is questionable.
—Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
There were men in skirt suits, men in hot pants, and the rapper Offset in a trenchcoat of hyperbolic proportions.
—Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Hyperbolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperbolic. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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