overdraw

overdraw

verb

Definition of OVERDRAW

to describe or express in too strong terms <commentators have overdrawn the dangers of the sport in order to make it appear more exciting>

Synonyms exaggerate, overdo, overdraw, put on

Related Words color, elaborate, embellish, embroider, magnify, pad, play up, stretch; fudge, hedge; melodramatize, overemphasize, overplay, sensationalize

Near Antonyms belittle, minimize, play down

Antonyms understate