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exaggerate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of exaggerate

1 to add to the interest of by including made-up details

  • the American colonist John Smith is believed by many historians to have exaggerated his adventures
Synonyms of exaggerate

color, elaborate (on), embellish, embroider, hyperbolize, magnify, pad, stretch
Words Related to exaggerate

dress up, gussy up

amplify, enhance, enlarge (on or upon), expand, flesh (out)

fudge, hedge

overdo, overdraw, overemphasize, overplay, overstate

emphasize, play up, stress

caricature

satirize
Near Antonyms of exaggerate

belittle, minimize, play down, understate

2 to describe or express in too strong terms

  • it would be impossible to exaggerate the importance of this entrance exam
Synonyms of exaggerate

overdo, overdraw, overstate, put on
Words Related to exaggerate

color, elaborate, embellish, embroider, magnify, pad, play up, stretch

fudge, hedge

melodramatize, overemphasize, overplay, sensationalize
Near Antonyms of exaggerate

belittle, minimize, play down
Antonyms of exaggerate

understate

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