Bathos
Bathos noun - The state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion).
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Synonyms for Bathos
Understatement and bathos are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Understatement" instead a noun "Bathos".
Understatement
Understatement noun - A statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said.
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Synonyms for Understatement
Bathos and understatement are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bathos" instead a noun "Understatement".
Nearby Words: understated, understate, understating
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Related pairs
- device and bathos
- device and understatement
- ornament and bathos
- ornament and understatement
- comparison and bathos
- comparison and understatement
- flower and bathos
- flower and understatement
- exaggeration and bathos
- exaggeration and understatement
- image and bathos
- image and understatement
- conceit and bathos
- conceit and understatement
How words are described
| dramatic | dramatic bathos | dramatic understatement |
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Understatement and Bathos. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bathos/understatement
Bathos & Understatement. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bathos/understatement>.
Understatement or Bathos. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bathos/understatement.
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