Synonym Dictionary

A stated principle or body of beliefs guiding an organization or field.

To present something as less important or serious than it may be.

The use of ambiguous or evasive language to avoid a clear statement.

Stated clearly and directly, leaving little need for interpretation.

To deny, dispute, or speak against a statement.

A broad statement lacking specific detail.

Deliberate exaggeration used for effect.

Marked by exaggerated language; in mathematics, relating to a hyperbola or certain related structures.

A possible consequence or a meaning suggested without being stated directly.

Understood or suggested without being stated directly.

The state of being intoxicated by alcohol.

A conclusion reached from evidence or reasoning rather than stated directly.

Present naturally from birth or from an original state.

A published false statement that harms a person's reputation, especially in writing.

A long and often repetitive series of statements or complaints.

To reduce something as much as possible, or to present it as less important.

A mistaken understanding of a situation or statement.

A false or misleading account of facts, views, or events.

Careful noticing of a fact or event, or a comment based on what was noticed.

Presented as the reason or appearance, though the reality may differ.

Exaggerated, inflated, or more grandiose than the subject warrants.

An apparent contradiction that may nevertheless express a truth.

A familiar statement repeated so often that it offers little insight.

A statement or assumption on which an argument is based.