OVEREMBELLISHMENT Synonyms
There is 0 hypernym of the word overembellishment. (close relations)
Definition of OVEREMBELLISHMENT
Best Alternative Words for OVEREMBELLISHMENT
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amplification | nounn | |||||||
noun • addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail • the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input • (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current | ||||||||
elaboration | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail • the result of improving something • a discussion that provides additional information • marked by elaborately complex detail • developing in intricate and painstaking detail | ||||||||
embellishment | nounn | |||||||
noun • elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail • a superfluous ornament • the act of adding extraneous decorations to something | ||||||||
exaggeration | nounn | |||||||
noun • extravagant exaggeration • the act of making something more noticeable than usual • making to seem more important than it really is | ||||||||
hyperbole | nounn | |||||||
noun • extravagant exaggeration | ||||||||
magnification | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of expanding something in apparent size • the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object • making to seem more important than it really is • a photographic print that has been enlarged | ||||||||
overstatement | nounn | |||||||
noun • making to seem more important than it really is |