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Synonyms for overstress
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : oh-ver-stres |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈstrɛs |
Top 10 synonyms for overstress Other synonyms for the word overstress
- blow out of proportion
- blow up
- boost
- color
- dramatize
- embellish
- embroider
- fudge
- get carried away
- ham it up
- hyperbolize
- labor at
- lay it on thick
- magnify
- make mountain of molehill
- mug
- overact
- overcharge
- overdo
- overdraw
- overemphasize
- overplay
- overrate
- overstress
- overwork
- pad
- point up
- puff up
- pyramid
- show off
- stretch
Définition of overstress
- As in magnify : verb exaggerate, blow out of proportion
- As in overplay : verb be dramatic
- That he should overstress the fall of man and original sin, what wonder?
- Extract from : « How France Built Her Cathedrals » by Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
- In times of overstress and strain, the defective organ or organs will manifest their weakness.
- Extract from : « Crime: Its Cause and Treatment » by Clarence Darrow
- Of course, rest must be taken, and the overstress which caused the trouble avoided in future.
- Extract from : « Papers on Health » by John Kirk
- It is difficult to overstress the importance of data from stranded cetaceans.
- Extract from : « Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Western North Atlantic » by Stephen Leatherwood
Antonyms for overstress
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