Synonyms for overemphasize
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Verb
1. Overstate
overstate, exaggerate, overdo, play up, stretch, big up slang, hyperbolize dated, hyperbolise UK, overcharge dated
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Definitions
- v. 1
To place too much emphasis on; to overstate the importance of.
Related words
- Other spellings
- overemphasise UK
Forms
- Past participle
- overemphasized
e.g. overemphasized → overstated, exaggerated, overdone, stretched…
Example sentences
- stretch My friend got to ride a stretch limousine to prom!
- exaggerate She seems to have a tendency to exaggerate things.
- overdo You have to be very careful not to overdo things.
- overstate The importance of this topic is hard to overstate.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| overemphasize | falling | |
| stretch | rising | |
| exaggerate | steady | |
| overdo | rising | |
| overstate | rising | |
| overstress | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- overdo3
- 7 letters
- stretch1
- 9 letters
- overstate3
- 10 letters
- exaggerate4, overcharge3, overstress
- 11 letters
- hyperbolize, hyperbolise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (overdo3 = 3 syllables).