What does hyperbolic mean?

hyperbolic means "enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hyperbolic?

hyperbolic has 4 syllables: hy-per-bo-lic. The stress falls on "bo". In IPA it is /ˌhaɪpɚˈbɑlɪk/.

What is another word for hyperbolic?

Close synonyms include inflated. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hyperbolic a common word?

hyperbolic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with hyperbolic?

4 words rhyme with hyperbolic. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

hyperbolic — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
“a hyperbolic style”
Synonymsinflated
Similarincreased
2.
of or relating to a hyperbola
“hyperbolic functions”

Questions about hyperbolic

What does hyperbolic mean?: hyperbolic means "enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in hyperbolic?: hyperbolic has 4 syllables: hy-per-bo-lic. The stress falls on "bo". In IPA it is /ˌhaɪpɚˈbɑlɪk/.
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