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Exaggerate vs Overblown - What's the difference?

exaggerate | overblown |

As verbs the difference between exaggerate and overblown

is that exaggerate is to overstate, to describe more than is fact while overblown is .

As an adjective overblown is

of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc.

exaggerate

English

Verb

(exaggerat)
  • To overstate, to describe more than is fact.
  • I've told you a billion times not to exaggerate !
    He said he'd slept with hundreds of girls, but I know he's exaggerating . The real number is about ten.

    Synonyms

    * overexaggerate * overstate

    Antonyms

    * (overstate) downplay, understate

    Derived terms

    * exaggeratedly * exaggeratingly * exaggerative * exaggeratively * exaggerativeness * exaggerator * exaggeratory

    overblown

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc.
  • They went all that way just to be in some overblown conference?

    Synonyms

    * inflated

    Verb

    (head)