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OVEREMPHASISE Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word overemphasise. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the word overemphasise. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for OVEREMPHASISE

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aggrandize
verbv
verb

• add details to

amplify
verbv
verb

• increase in size, volume or significance

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

• exaggerate or make bigger

• increase the volume of

dramatize
verbv
verb

• put into dramatic form

• represent something in a dramatic manner

• add details to

embellish
verbv
verb

• add details to

• be beautiful to look at

• make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

• make more beautiful

exaggerate
verbv
verb

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

• do something to an excessive degree

hyperbolize
verbv
verb

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

inflate
verbv
verb

• exaggerate or make bigger

• fill with gas or air

• cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit

• increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value

• become inflated

magnify
verbv
verb

• increase in size, volume or significance

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

• make large

overdo
verbv
verb

• do something to an excessive degree

overplay
verbv
verb

• exaggerate one's acting

overstate
verbv
verb

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

stretch
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a large and unbroken expanse or distance

• the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

• a straightaway section of a racetrack

• exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent

• extension to or beyond the ordinary limit

• an unbroken period of time during which you do something

• the capacity for being stretched

adjective satellite

• having an elongated seating area

• easily stretched

verb

• occupy a large, elongated area

• extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

• extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

• become longer by being stretched and pulled

• make long or longer by pulling and stretching

• lie down comfortably

• pull in opposite directions

• extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly

• corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

• increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance

• extend one's body or limbs

overemphasize
verbv
verb

• place special or excessive emphasis on

overstress
verbv
verb

• place special or excessive emphasis on

Best Hypernyms For OVEREMPHASISE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for overemphasise, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (7)
amplify exaggerate hyperbolise hyperbolize magnify overdraw overstate

Alternatives for AGGRANDIZE

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