hy·per·bol·ic
ˌhī-pər-ˈbä-lik 
variants
or less commonly hyperbolical
: of, relating to, or marked by language that exaggerates or overstates the truth : of, relating to, or marked by hyperbole
hyperbolic claims
1
geometry
: of, relating to, or being like a curve that is formed by the intersection of a double right circular cone with a plane that cuts both halves of the cone : of, relating to, or being analogous to a hyperbola
2
: of, relating to, or being a space in which more than one line parallel to a given line passes through a point
hyperbolic geometry
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
The latter were clearly correct and were wise to ignore the hyperbolic predictions of politically motivated pundits.
—E.j. Antoni, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
So a hyperbolic, unbound object inherently has to be moving faster.
—Darryl Z. Seligman, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth repeated Trump’s hyperbolic claims of obliteration, brushing aside his own intelligence agency’s report.
—David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2025
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Adjective
What happened with Katrina involved a storm, poorly constructed levees and hyperbolic stories about crime that obscured the real problem of unprepared government agencies.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
The latter were clearly correct and were wise to ignore the hyperbolic predictions of politically motivated pundits.
—E.j. Antoni, Boston Herald, 13 July 2025
So a hyperbolic, unbound object inherently has to be moving faster.
—Darryl Z. Seligman, The Conversation, 3 July 2025
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth repeated Trump’s hyperbolic claims of obliteration, brushing aside his own intelligence agency’s report.
—David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 2 July 2025
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“Hyperbolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperbolic. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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