hyperbole |
grandiloquent |
As a noun hyperbole
is extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device.
As an adjective grandiloquent is
given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive amount of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid.
bombastic |
hyperbole |
As an adjective bombastic
is showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous.
As a noun hyperbole is
extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device.
figurative |
hyperbole |
As an adjective figurative
is metaphorical or tropical, as opposed to literal; using figures; as of the use of "cats and dogs" in the phrase "It's raining cats and dogs".
As a noun hyperbole is
extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device.
trope |
hyperbole |
As nouns the difference between trope and hyperbole
is that
trope is (literature) something recurring across a genre or type of literature, such as the ‘mad scientist’ of horror movies or ‘once upon a time’ as an introduction to fairy tales similar to archetype and but not necessarily pejorative while
hyperbole is (uncountable) extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device.
As a verb trope
is to use, or embellish something with a trope.
hyperbole |
overkill |
As nouns the difference between hyperbole and overkill
is that
hyperbole is (uncountable) extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device while
overkill is (literally) a destructive capacity that exceeds that needed to destroy an enemy; especially with nuclear weapons.
As a verb overkill is
to destroy something with more (nuclear) force than is required.
onomatopoeia |
hyperbole |
In uncountable terms the difference between onomatopoeia and hyperbole
is that
onomatopoeia is the property of a word of sounding like what it represents while
hyperbole is deliberate exaggeration.
In countable terms the difference between onomatopoeia and hyperbole
is that
onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like what it represents, such as "gurgle" or "hiss" while
hyperbole is an instance or example of this technique.
fallacy |
hyperbole |
As nouns the difference between fallacy and hyperbole
is that
fallacy is deceptive or false appearance; deceitfulness; that which misleads the eye or the mind; deception while
hyperbole is extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device.
hyperbole |
kitties |
As nouns the difference between hyperbole and kitties
is that
hyperbole is (uncountable) extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device while
kitties is .
ostentation |
hyperbole |
As nouns the difference between ostentation and hyperbole
is that
ostentation is ambitious display; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause while
hyperbole is (uncountable) extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device.
facetious |
hyperbole |
As an adjective facetious
is treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant.
As a noun hyperbole is
extreme exaggeration or overstatement; especially as a literary or rhetorical device.
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