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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Executives at fund managers have said the redemptions have been overblown and that their underlying investment theses are solid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The private credit fears are also overblown, Faucette argued.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

That sounds awfully dire and overblown, I know.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Respectable people do not become painters: only overblown, pretentious, theatrical people.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

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