Question

If hyperbole is exaggeration, the opposite is a _____.

type of metaphor
type of simile
type of irony
type of understatement

Answer 1

If hyperbole is an exaggeration, the opposite is a type of understatement.

An exaggeration is defined as a statement that represents something better or worse than it really is. In contrast, an understatment is a statement that represents something being smaller, worse, or less important than it really is. The two are opposites.