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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)

overdo, overdraw, overemphasize, overplay, overstate

emphasize, play up, stress

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

melodramatize, overemphasize, overplay, sensationalize

Near Antonyms of exaggerate

belittle, minimize, play down

Antonyms of exaggerate

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