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hyperbolic
What does hyperbolic mean?
hyperbolic (adjective): enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use hyperbolic in a sentence?
- A hyperbolic style. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce hyperbolic?
/ˌhaɪpɚˈbɑlɪk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of hyperbolic?
Words related to hyperbolic
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “hyperbolic” mean?
incapable of being avoided or prevented
Not quite: that's what inevitable means.
helpful or good to something or someone
Not quite: that's what beneficial means.
enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
Right! That's what “hyperbolic” means.
of unknown name; whose name is withheld
Not quite: that's what anonymous means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “hyperbolic”?
handsome
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dominant
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inflated
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imperial
Not quite: imperial means something else.
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