as in exaggeration
the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts
a claim to worldwide fame is a bit of an overstatement on the part of that nightclub
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Recent Examples of overstatement
If that sounds like an overstatement, then think about it this way.
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Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overstatement
Noun
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But to say — as some Panthers fans are doing these days — that he should immediately be traded or is a complete draft bust is an over-exaggeration.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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Despite the mess in her apartment, the man, like everyone else in her life, brushes off her fears as the exaggerations of an overactive imagination.—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The characters are turning into caricatures — especially Martin Short’s Oliver Putnam.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Easy isn’t a caricature, even if the people and events around him increasingly feel that way.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Advertisement The great hyperbole The Great Nicobar project is an illustration of great speculation and hyperbole —one with terrible ecological costs.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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People love Guillermo del Toro, and that’s not hyperbole.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Overstatement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overstatement. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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