In this page you can discover 20 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for hyperbole, like:
overstatement
, exaggeration, distortion, understatement, embellishment, sensationalism, increase, pretentiousness, pedantry, vulgarity and verbiage.
What is a synonym and antonym for hyperbole?
Extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device. Synonyms: exaggeration, overstatement. Antonyms:
understatement, meiosis
.
What is another term for hyperbole?
In this page you can discover 20 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for hyperbole, like:
overstatement
, exaggeration, distortion, understatement, embellishment, sensationalism, increase, pretentiousness, pedantry, vulgarity and verbiage.
What is the opposite of a hyperbole in literature?
The opposite of hyperbole is
litotes
. Litotes is a rhetorical device in which understatements are used.
What does Hyper Ball mean?
an extravagant statement
or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.”
Is it pronounced hyperbole or hyperbole?
Nope
. Instead it’s two syllables: buh-lee . The word comes to English directly from Latin, but the Latin word is from a Greek word that has one crucial visual difference.
What is the opposite of hyperbolic?
“a hyperbolic style” Antonyms:
decreased, reduced
. Synonyms: high-flown, high-sounding, inflated.
What is a Hypobole?
Filters. (rhetoric)
A rhetorical figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to make against the argument
, or in favour of the opposing side, and then they are refuted one by one.
Does not mean friendly?
adjective,
un·friend
·li·er, un·friend·li·est. not amicable; not friendly or kindly in disposition; unsympathetic; aloof: an unfriendly coldness of manner. hostile; antagonistic: an unfriendly act of aggression.
What puffery mean?
:
exaggerated commendation especially for promotional purposes
: hype.
What are two synonyms for hyperbole?
- hype.
- metaphor.
- overstatement.
- coloring.
- distortion.
- embellishment.
- enlargement.
- magnification.
What is an example of a hyperbole?
Hyperbole is a figure of speech. For example:
“There’s enough food in the cupboard to feed an entire army!
” In this example, the speaker doesn’t literally mean that there’s enough food in the cupboard to feed the hundreds of people in the army.
What is the opposite of ball?
Opposite of to form or shape into a ball.
unroll
.
expand
.
open
.
Can a metaphor be a hyperbole?
Such as “that man is a monster.”
Many hyperboles may use metaphor and metaphors may use hyperbole
, but they are quite different. While hyperbole is exaggeration, metaphor is using one thing to represent something very different.
What are the 5 example of hyperbole?
- I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
- She’s as old as the hills.
- I walked a million miles to get here.
- She can hear a pin drop a mile away.
- I died of embarrassment.
- He’s as skinny as a toothpick.
- She’s as tall as a beanpole.
- It’s raining cats and dogs.
What is hyperbole in figures of speech?
Hyperbole, a figure of speech that is
an intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect
. Hyperbole is common in love poetry, in which it is used to convey the lover’s intense admiration for his beloved.
