Synonyms for overblown
ˈoʊ vərˈbloʊnoverblown

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1. overblownadjective

   Synonyms:
   inflated

2. overblownadjective

   Of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc.

   They went all that way just to be in some overblown conference?

   Synonyms:
   inflated

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1. grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, pontifical, portentousadjective

   puffed up with vanity

   "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek

   Synonyms:
   prodigious, papal, foreboding(a), tall, episcopal, portentous, grandiloquent, apostolic, pontifical, fateful, pompous, ceremonious, magniloquent, apostolical

   Antonyms:
   unpretentious, immature

2. overblownadjective

   past the stage of full bloom

   "overblown roses"

   Synonyms:
   portentous, grandiloquent, pompous, pontifical

   Antonyms:
   immature, unpretentious

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1. List of paraphrases for "overblown":

   high-flown, exaggerated, grandiloquent, high-sounding, inflated, excessive

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How to use overblown in a sentence?

1. Michael Hasenstab:

   The liquidity in the local markets has improved, not decreased, so this fear over liquidity in many cases is a little overblown and not consistent with the empirical evidence we've seen.

2. Elizabeth Tanzi:

   For some people, there is a perception that the sun is healthy and that maybe the risk of skin cancer has been overblown, but once it happens to a patient and they go through treatment for skin cancer, they are more likely to take precautions.

3. Mathew Rosengart:

   This is overblown sensational tabloid fodder -- nothing more than a fabricated' he said she said' regarding a cell phone, with no striking and obviously no injury whatsoever, anyone can make an accusation, but this should have been closed immediately.

4. Walter Willett:

   They're only getting a snapshot in time, the conclusions of this study are overblown.

5. Elkin Abramowitz:

   The whole brouhaha here is overblown to the point where there are cynical suggestions offered for the plain and simple truth that the chamber wanted only to release accurate information that they believed was totally unassailable, the chamber was never satisfied that the numbers that they were getting from D.O.H. were accurate. The chamber responded to the D.O.J. request with what they deemed to be totally accurate numbers. They didn’t want to have a public debate about other numbers at the same time.