SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
overblown
adjective
Exaggerated, inflated, or more grandiose than the subject warrants.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Excessively inflated
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Return to topOverblown often concerns language, praise, or claims enlarged beyond what their subject warrants.
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The overblown introduction promised far more than the short report delivered.
For a writing workshop, Tessa created a satire about a committee that required permission forms before anyone could request a permission form. The ludicrous procedure trapped each applicant in an impossible loop, exposing a flaw through absurdity. An overblown announcement called this tiny administrative change the greatest triumph in the history of organized thought.
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