Synonyms 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

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

   Antonyms:
   unpretentious, immature

2. overblownadjective

   past the stage of full bloom

   "overblown roses"

   Synonyms:
   portentous, grandiloquent, pompous, pontifical

   Antonyms:
   immature, unpretentious

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1. List of paraphrases for "overblown":

   high-flown, exaggerated, grandiloquent, high-sounding, inflated, excessive

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1. Michael Hasenstab:

   The liquidity in the local markets has improved, not decreased, so this fear over liquidity in many cases is a little overblown and not consistent with the empirical evidence we've seen.

2. Dave Wang:

   There’s a lot of fear right now. It’s a sell-first-and-ask-questions-later approach, end of era for China tech? I think that’s overblown. Sentiments come and go. We probably need a couple of good earnings seasons ... to show the impact, if any, on earnings.

3. Deutsche Bank:

   We came to the view it was overblown. It's not a fraud.

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. 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.