overblown
UK/ˌəʊ.vəˈbləʊn/
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Northumbria/ˌaʊæːˈblaːn/
overblown adjective: of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc. Also the past participle of overblow.
Adjective
overblown (comparative more overblown, superlative most overblown)
- Of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc.
- They went all that way just to be in some overblown conference?
- Synonyms:
- inflated
Also used as
overblown is also the past participle of overblow.
Examples of overblown in a sentence
- The email was so syrupy and overblown that it read like pure glurge.
- Incidentally, the emphasis on the necessity of visual communication for the MTV generation is overblown.
- As such, many gun owners say the fear around sacralized weaponry is overblown.
Synonyms of overblown
Forms of overblown
| comparative | more overblown |
|---|---|
| superlative | most overblown |
Words formed from overblown
Words that rhyme with overblown
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- moan
- throne
- atone
- clone
- crone
- prone
- depone
- hone
- loan
- cologne
- condone
- disenthrone
- disown
- eau de cologne
- enthrone
- groan
- intone
- roan
- Sloan
- Sloane
- thrown
- unknown
- bemoan
- cobblestone
- Copplestone
- grown
- joan
- known
- none
- overgrown
- pension
- phone
- postpone
- redstone
- sone
- Stallone
- answer phone
- arthron
- beknown
- cauterizing stone
- compone
- crosne
- crown
- cuboidal bone
- cuttlefish bone
- Ediphone
- enzone
- flown
Questions about overblown
- What does overblown mean?
- Overblown means of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc.
- What part of speech is overblown?
- Overblown is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce overblown?
- Overblown is pronounced /ˌəʊ.vəˈbləʊn/ (UK).
Words near overblown in the dictionary
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