exaggeration
noun
ex·ag·ger·a·tion
ig-ˌza-jə-ˈrā-shən 
plural exaggerations
: an act or instance of exaggerating something : overstatement of the truth
She told us what happened without exaggeration.
: a statement that exaggerates something
a report filled with exaggerations and outright lies
But it's no exaggeration to say that this car has been one of the major linchpins of the burgeoning Asian hot-rod phenomenon.—
Tony Swan
Tony SwanScads of fibs, exaggerations and misleading statements have been swept up in the dragnet …—James Poniewozik
James PoniewozikExamples of exaggeration in a Sentence
their exaggeration was such that a rainstorm became a hurricane
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Because the global economy is confidently transforming into a knowledge economy: Its foundation consists of innovations, technologies and data, which, without exaggeration, can be called the oil of the 21st century.
—Olena Orliuk, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
What followed on Tuesday was an hour and a half filled with many familiar falsehoods and exaggerations about his accomplishments, including on tariffs, immigration and his rollback of Biden administration policies.
—Linda Qiu, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The level of spending DOGE has cut from the government is the subject of debate, with errors and exaggerations found in the calculations claimed by Musk.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
The group has also been a focus of multiple conspiracy theories, including the Great Reset theory, which was a misrepresentation and exaggeration of a real initiative launched by the WEF in 2020.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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Olena Orliuk, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
What followed on Tuesday was an hour and a half filled with many familiar falsehoods and exaggerations about his accomplishments, including on tariffs, immigration and his rollback of Biden administration policies.
—Linda Qiu, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The level of spending DOGE has cut from the government is the subject of debate, with errors and exaggerations found in the calculations claimed by Musk.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
The group has also been a focus of multiple conspiracy theories, including the Great Reset theory, which was a misrepresentation and exaggeration of a real initiative launched by the WEF in 2020.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exaggeration
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“Exaggeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exaggeration. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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