Antonyms for overblown
ˈoʊ vərˈbloʊnoverblown

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1. overblownadjective

   Synonyms:
   inflated

2. overblownadjective

   Of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc.

   They went all that way just to be in some overblown conference?

   Synonyms:
   inflated

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1. grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, pontifical, portentousadjective

   puffed up with vanity

   "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek

   Antonyms:
   unpretentious, immature

   Synonyms:
   prodigious, papal, foreboding(a), tall, episcopal, portentous, grandiloquent, apostolic, pontifical, fateful, pompous, ceremonious, magniloquent, apostolical

2. overblownadjective

   past the stage of full bloom

   "overblown roses"

   Antonyms:
   immature, unpretentious

   Synonyms:
   portentous, grandiloquent, pompous, pontifical

How to use overblown in a sentence?

1. Elizabeth Tanzi:

   For some people, there is a perception that the sun is healthy and that maybe the risk of skin cancer has been overblown, but once it happens to a patient and they go through treatment for skin cancer, they are more likely to take precautions.

2. Walter Willett:

   They're only getting a snapshot in time, the conclusions of this study are overblown.

3. Utah Rep. Ben McAdams:

   This is not overblown, this is very serious -- I'm 45, I'm in good health, and it has knocked me down, and so we need to follow these guidelines to slow the spread of this. This is going to be bad.

4. Chief Investment Officer Scott Minerd:

   While I concur with my colleagues here in Davos that a synchronized global slowdown is underway, fears of recession are overblown, if anything, the outlook is brightening as policymakers are beginning to awaken to the mounting risks arising from a protracted trade war and increasing nationalism.

5. Steven Taylor:

   On the one hand it creates increased anxiety among those who doubt the truth is being told, and on the other it increases the number of people who think the whole thing is overblown.

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