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Definitions

overblown

[oh-ver-blohn] / ˈoʊ vərˈbloʊn /
ADJECTIVE
excessive, too much
Synonyms
STRONGEST
disproportionate inflated pretentious superfluous
WEAK
aureate bombastic euphuistic flowery fulsome grandiloquent hyped-up immoderate magniloquent oratorical overdone pompous profuse rhetorical sonorous turgid undue verbose windy
Antonyms
WEAK
underrated undervalued

Example Sentences

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Many private-credit fund managers say they believe that fears about software loans are overblown and that they feel good about the quality of their portfolios.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

While Evercore ISI analyst Mark Mahaney acknowledged the risk from the rulings, he thinks the panic is overblown.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

I’ll admit it: I think our collective weeknight blender hatred is a bit overblown.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

He was steadfast that all he was doing was helping, that the objections were cosmetic, and overblown.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

The proposal won him only a stern lecture from Lewis Strauss, who maintained that concerns over fallout were overblown, and therefore a ban was unnecessary.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik