Exaggeration and Litotes

Exaggeration

Exaggeration noun - The representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts.

Litotes is an antonym for exaggeration in overstatement topic.

Litotes

Litotes noun - Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary).
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Synonyms for Litotes

Exaggeration is an antonym for litotes in restrained statement topic.
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