大仰・大形|おおぎょうoogyou[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
大仰大仰 is the common form for describing something exaggerated, overblown, or overdone, and is the form learners are most likely to encounter in written Japanese.
大形大形 is a rarely used kanji-only variant of 大仰; learners may encounter it, but should choose 大仰 instead when writing.
Definitions
- na-adjectiveexaggerated; overblown; overdone
Conjugation
| Plain form | 大仰（おおぎょう） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 大仰です（おおぎょうです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 大仰ではない（おおぎょうではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 大仰ではありません（おおぎょうではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 大仰だった（おおぎょうだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 大仰ではなかった（おおぎょうではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 大仰で（おおぎょうで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 大仰に（おおぎょうに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 大仰なら（おおぎょうなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym大げさおおげさNeutralThe everyday, neutral word for 'exaggerated'; largely interchangeable with 「大仰」, which sounds more literary and old-fashioned.
- Synonym誇大こだいWrittenWritten; means making things out as bigger or better than they are, often deceptively, as in 「誇大広告」.
- SynonymオーバーCasualColloquial loanword for 'over the top'; also means going over a limit, as in 「オーバーな表現」.
- Synonym仰々しいぎょうぎょうしいWrittenWritten; describes something grand and exaggerated in a showy, pompous way, as in 「仰々しい肩書き」.
- Related過度かどWrittenWritten; means excessive, going beyond a proper degree; covers any kind of excess, not just exaggerated expression.
- Related事々しいことごとしいWrittenWritten and rare; suggests making a mountain out of a molehill with pretentious, overblown display.
Use 「大仰」 for exaggerated words or gestures, as in 「大仰な身振り」; it leans written. In daily speech say 「大げさ」, or 「オーバー」 colloquially. For false, deceptive exaggeration use 「誇大」; 「仰々しい」 and 「事々しい」 stress grandiose display, 「過度」 excess.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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