hy·per·bol·ic
ˌhī-pər-ˈbä-lik 
variants
or less commonly hyperbolical
: of, relating to, or marked by language that exaggerates or overstates the truth : of, relating to, or marked by hyperbole
hyperbolic claims
1
geometry
: of, relating to, or being like a curve that is formed by the intersection of a double right circular cone with a plane that cuts both halves of the cone : of, relating to, or being analogous to a hyperbola
2
: of, relating to, or being a space in which more than one line parallel to a given line passes through a point
hyperbolic geometry
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
If that sounds a little hyperbolic, well, sure.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2025
Although the show was opened by the Super Fly God himself, some attendees were clearly only seated for the headliner, side-eyeing the hyperbolic lyrics about cooking bricks and live wrestling stunts.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Webb, Hubble among telescopes to study interstellar visitor Unlike comets bound to the sun's gravity, 3I/ATLAS is traveling on a hyperbolic orbit that will eventually carry it out of the solar system and back into interstellar space.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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Its orbit is hyperbolic, meaning it’s not bound to the Sun and will leave the solar system entirely after passing perihelion (its closest approach to the Sun).
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
If that sounds a little hyperbolic, well, sure.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Oct. 2025
Although the show was opened by the Super Fly God himself, some attendees were clearly only seated for the headliner, side-eyeing the hyperbolic lyrics about cooking bricks and live wrestling stunts.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Webb, Hubble among telescopes to study interstellar visitor Unlike comets bound to the sun's gravity, 3I/ATLAS is traveling on a hyperbolic orbit that will eventually carry it out of the solar system and back into interstellar space.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Hyperbolic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperbolic. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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