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Antonyms for make mountain out of molehill
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : mohl-hil |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmoʊlˌhɪl |
Definition of make mountain out of molehill
Origin :- also mole-hill, mid-15c., from mole (2) + hill (n.).
- To much amplifying thinges yt. be but small, makyng mountaines of Molehils. [John Foxe, "Acts and Monuments," 1570]
- As in embroider : verb exaggerate information
Synonyms for make mountain out of molehill
- aggrandize
- amplify
- blow-up
- build up
- color
- distend
- dramatize
- elaborate
- embellish
- enhance
- enlarge
- expand
- falsify
- fudge
- heighten
- hyperbolize
- lie
- magnify
- make federal case
- make mountain out of molehill
- overdo
- overelaborate
- overembellish
- overemphasize
- overestimate
- overstate
- pad
- play up
- puff
- romanticize
- spread on thick
- stretch
- stretch the truth
- yeast
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