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Definitions

overemphasize

[oh-ver-em-fuh-sahyz] / ˌoʊ vərˈɛm fəˌsaɪz /

VERB

embroider

Synonyms

STRONGEST

embellish

STRONG

aggrandize amplify color distend dramatize elaborate enhance enlarge expand falsify fudge heighten hyperbolize lie magnify overdo overestimate overstate pad puff romanticize stretch

WEAK

blow-up build up make federal case make mountain out of molehill overelaborate overembellish play up spread on thick stretch the truth yeast

Antonyms

STRONG

abridge compress condense contract curtail decrease diminish lessen lower reduce shorten shrink simplify

VERB

exaggerate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amplify distort emphasize fabricate falsify heighten inflate magnify misrepresent overdo overdraw overestimate

STRONG

boast boost brag caricature color corrupt embroider enlarge exalt expand fudge hike hyperbolize intensify lie misquote pad puff pyramid romance romanticize scam stretch up

WEAK

blow out of proportion build up cook up go to extremes lay it on thick loud talk make too much of misreport pretty up put on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compress contract decrease ignore lessen play down

STRONG

abridge be modest deprecate lower reduce shrink

WEAK

depreciate minimize understate

VERB

magnify

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aggravate enhance inflate overestimate overstate

STRONG

boost color dramatize embellish embroider fudge overcharge overdo overdraw overplay overrate overstress pad pyramid

WEAK

blow up make mountain of molehill puff up

Antonyms

STRONG

simplify

WEAK

decrease diminish lessen miniaturize play down weaken

VERB

overplay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exaggerate maximize overdo overstate overuse

STRONG

accent accentuate dramatize hyperbolize magnify mug overact overdraw overstress overwork stretch

WEAK

blow out of proportion get carried away ham it up labor at lay it on thick point up show off

Antonyms

WEAK

play down

VERB

overstate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amplify emphasize heighten inflate magnify misrepresent overdo overestimate

STRONG

boast boost brag embellish embroider enlarge exalt expand fabricate fudge hike lie misquote pad puff

WEAK

blow out of proportion build up lay it on thick misreport play up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compress contract decrease ignore lessen play down

STRONG

abridge be modest deprecate lower reduce shrink simplify tell the truth

Example Sentences

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“There has been a propensity to overemphasize short term, technical headlines and overlook the broader direction of travel within our industry,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

The researchers are taking care not to overemphasize the results of their findings, saying the changes, while significant, remain slight.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024

“I think the authors overemphasize the evolutionary significance of their work,” says Robert Blankenship, an emeritus biochemist at Washington University in St. Louis.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 18, 2023

I cannot overemphasize how dumb it is that Scott finally filleted his reputation in full over this, a trolly Rasmussen poll.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2023

However, origin stories may leave out key aspects of what actually happened and overemphasize others.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

overemphasize

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