Antonyms for overemphasize
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : oh-ver-em-fuh-sahyz |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈɛm fəˌsaɪz |
Definition of overemphasize
- As in magnify : verb exaggerate, blow out of proportion
- As in overplay : verb be dramatic
- As in overstate : verb exaggerate
- As in embroider : verb exaggerate information
- As in exaggerate : verb overstate, embellish
- I do not think it possible to overemphasize Gourmont's sense of beauty.
- Extract from : « Instigations » by Ezra Pound
- The difficulty lies chiefly in the temptation to overemphasize.
- Extract from : « News Writing » by M. Lyle Spencer
- We cannot overemphasize the importance of squeezing your trigger.
- Extract from : « The Plattsburg Manual » by O.O. Ellis and E.B. Garey
- These examples are rather bald, and overemphasize the method in order to make it clear.
- Extract from : « Etiquette » by Emily Post
- It is practically impossible to overemphasize the importance of the boy's vocational choice.
- Extract from : « The Minister and the Boy » by Allan Hoben
- In general we overemphasize that side of morality which consists in abstinence and not doing wrong.
- Extract from : « Ethics » by John Dewey and James Hayden Tufts
- It would be hard to overemphasize the importance of this particular service which missions are rendering.
- Extract from : « The Child in the Midst » by Mary Schauffler Labaree
- Over and under do not ordinarily call for a hyphen; overemphasize, underfed, but over-careful, over-spiritualistic.
- Extract from : « Compound Words » by Frederick W. Hamilton
- Sevčik was in many ways a wonderful teacher, yet inclined to overemphasize the mechanical side of the art.
- Extract from : « Violin Mastery » by Frederick H. Martens
- It is impossible to overemphasize the importance of having a standard method of procedure and to stick to that method.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
Synonyms for overemphasize
- accent
- accentuate
- aggrandize
- aggravate
- amplify
- blow out of proportion
- blow up
- blow-up
- boast
- boost
- brag
- build up
- caricature
- color
- cook up
- corrupt
- distend
- distort
- dramatize
- elaborate
- embellish
- embroider
- emphasize
- enhance
- enlarge
- exaggerate
- exalt
- expand
- fabricate
- falsify
- fudge
- get carried away
- go to extremes
- ham it up
- heighten
- hike
- hyperbolize
- inflate
- intensify
- labor at
- lay it on thick
- lie
- loud talk
- magnify
- make federal case
- make mountain of molehill
- make mountain out of molehill
- make too much of
- maximize
- misquote
- misreport
- misrepresent
- mug
- overact
- overcharge
- overdo
- overdraw
- overelaborate
- overembellish
- overemphasize
- overestimate
- overplay
- overrate
- overstate
- overstress
- overuse
- overwork
- pad
- play up
- point up
- pretty up
- puff
- puff up
- put on
- pyramid
- romance
- romanticize
- scam
- show off
- spread on thick
- stretch
- stretch the truth
- up
- yeast
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