All overemphasize synonyms
o·ver·em·pha·size
O o verb overemphasize
- scam — a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
- cook up — If someone cooks up a dishonest scheme, they plan it.
- lay it on thick — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- misreport — to report incorrectly or falsely.
- put on — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- aggravate — If someone or something aggravates a situation, they make it worse.
- overcharge — to charge (a purchaser) too high a price: When the manager realized we'd been overcharged, she gave us a credit for the difference.
- overplay — to exaggerate or overemphasize (one's role in a play, an emotion, an effect, etc.): The young actor overplayed Hamlet shamelessly. The director of the movie had overplayed the pathos.
- overrate — to rate or appraise too highly; overestimate: I think you overrate their political influence.
- blow up — If someone blows something up or if it blows up, it is destroyed by an explosion.
- maximize — to increase to the greatest possible amount or degree: to look for ways of maximizing profit.
- overuse — to use too much or too often: to overuse an expression.
- accent — Someone who speaks with a particular accent pronounces the words of a language in a distinctive way that shows which country, region, or social class they come from.
- accentuate — To accentuate something means to emphasize it or make it more noticeable.
- mug — a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
- overact — (of an actor) act a role in an exaggerated manner.
- overwork — to cause to work too hard, too much, or too long; weary or exhaust with work (often used reflexively): Don't overwork yourself on that new job.
- point up — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- show off — a theatrical production, performance, or company.