“HYPERBOLIC”, which we saw in the last item, is derived from “HYPERBOLE”. Hyperbole means “EXAGGERATION.” It is OVERSTATEMENT or OVERESTIMATION. It is an INFLATION or MAXIMIZATION of language. All these words in capital letters are the synonyms of HYPERBOLE. The probable ANTONYMS of HYPERBOLE are:
LITOTES
UNDERSTATEMENT
UNDERESTIMATION
DEFLATION (of language)
MINIMIZATION (of language)
Hyperbole or exaggeration is overuse of language to create an impression, just as extravagance is overuse of money to impress others. Therefore,
HYPERBOLE: LANGUAGE is similar to
PRODIGALITY (extravagance): MONEY
“EXTRAVAGANCE” or “LAVISHNESS” is excessive and needless spending of money. Other words which denote the same meaning of extravagant use of money are:
PROFLIGACY
PRODIGALITY
IMPROVIDENCE
A PRODIGAL is a person who wastes money. Such a wasteful person can also be called a PROFLIGATE or a SPENDTHRIFT or a WASTREL. Hence the following words are all almost same in meaning.
PROFLIGATE
PRODIGAL
IMPROVIDENT
EXTRAVAGANT
LAVISH
OVERGENEROUS
WASTEFUL
SPENDTHRIFT
A WASTREL is a person of IRRESPONSIBILITY, just as a RIVAL is a person of COMPETITION. Hence,
RIVAL: COMPETITION
WASTREL: IRRESPONSIBILITY
A WASTREL or a PROFLIGATE or a PRODIGAL SQUANDERS (wastes) money, just as a PROCRASTINATOR DALLIES (wastes time). Hence,
PROCRASTINATOR: DALLY
PRODIGAL: SQUANDER
To SQUANDER is to waste MONEY; to DALLY is to waste TIME. So,
SQUANDER: MONEY
is analogous to
DALLY: TIME
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