Blowing out of proportion


Synonyms for blowing out of proportion
verb overstate, embellish

overdo
magnify
fabricate
distort
emphasize
inflate
misrepresent
heighten
falsify
amplify
pyramid
scam

color
corrupt
fudge
lie
caricature
stretch
enlarge
romance
exalt
pad
embroider
boost

intensify
expand
boast
hike
up
hyperbolize
brag
puff
romanticize
build up
cook up
put on

overdraw
overestimate
overemphasize
misquote
blow out of proportion
go to extremes
lay it on thick
loud talk
make too much of
misreport
pretty up

Antonyms for blowing out of proportion

ignore
decrease
lessen
play down
compress

abridge
deprecate
minimize
understate
contract

lower
reduce
shrink
depreciate
be modest

Synonyms
verb be dramatic

overdo
exaggerate
overstate
magnify
stretch
dramatize

accent
overwork
mug
accentuate
hyperbolize
ham it up

show off
overuse
overemphasize
maximize
overdraw
overact

overstress
blow out of proportion
get carried away
labor at
lay it on thick
point up

Antonyms

play down

Synonyms
verb exaggerate

overdo
magnify
emphasize
inflate
misrepresent
heighten
amplify
lie

boast
fabricate
boost
enlarge
embellish
hike
exalt
pad

expand
puff
brag
fudge
embroider
build up
play up
overestimate

overemphasize
misquote
blow out of proportion
lay it on thick
misreport

Antonyms

ignore
decrease
lessen
play down
compress

deprecate
abridge
simplify
contract
tell truth

lower
reduce
shrink
be modest

Synonyms
verb exaggerate

caricature
boast
color
emphasize
enlarge
distort
fabricate

exalt
boost
brag
embroider
heighten
hike
corrupt

inflate
fudge
falsify
expand
amplify
build up
cook up

blow out of proportion
blow up out of proportion
go to extremes
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Antonyms

deprecate
abridge
compress
condense
curtail

decrease
lessen
shorten
lower
reduce

shrink
tell truth
contract
be modest

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