EXAGGERATES Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

exaggerates

verb

present tense third-person singular of exaggerate

as in enhances

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

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as in overstates

to describe or express in too strong terms it would be impossible to exaggerate the importance of this entrance exam

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Recent Examples of exaggerates Critics, however, argue that the film exaggerates the Warrens’ involvement. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2026 Armour points to two recent plays, one involving Chelsea Gray and another involving Kiah Stokes, as proof that Clark exaggerates contact and creates false narratives about opposing players. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026 The best place to start is a sporting culture that exaggerates accomplishments and rewards capitalistic success before the sporting variety. — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 One sure focus is the rampant grade inflation that exaggerates student achievement and has made graduating high school close to meaningless as an indicator of college preparedness. — U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2026 Drama hides a hero’s flaws; comedy exaggerates it. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 25 June 2026 Tristan Baker, head of performance at Go Perform, an athletics performance and coaching facility, and a former strength and conditioning coach at Reading, believes a still photograph exaggerates how unstable the movement appears. — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 17 June 2026 Perry has recently favored footwear that exaggerates a familiar evening shape. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 13 June 2026 Dehydration exaggerates creases and makes skin look less supple. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026

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Doing so enhances the slight color differences in these rocks, allowing researchers to pick out the different minerals.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Advance also introduces new dark, rich indigo shades with a white core, which enhances chip effects for dynamic highs and lows after the wash.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of enhances

Verb

Translating the team’s shooting numbers into a claim about Reese personally shutting down opponents overstates what those numbers establish.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2026
By any account, the description overstates Lukas’ employment status.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of overstates

Verb

An artist colors three frames by hand, and the system learns that show’s line shapes and color palette on the spot in about 90 seconds, then colors each remaining frame in around 15 seconds.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
The latter app colors the map, with pink the most light pollution and black the least.

— Chris McMullen, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of colors

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Her direction here wisely emphasizes the actors, and possibly overdoes it with the mirrors — lotta symbolically reflective surfaces and isolating frames within frames — but there’s never the sensation that the person behind the camera is winging it.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026
Alexander’s staging occasionally overdoes the comic exuberance.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026

Definition of overdoes

Verb

Production expands through 2028 BAE Systems initially manufactured LRASM sensors at relatively low production volumes.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
The order expands on previous efforts to hold the department accountable for the rogue subgroups, which have been alleged to promote a culture of violence.

— Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of expands

Verb

The material also embellishes the interior, where the center armrest, speaker covers, window buttons, and gear shift are among the areas of application.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 30 June 2026
It’s also been cited as what’s wrong with basketball, as he’s been labeled a player who embellishes contact, resulting in opportunities at the free-throw line.

— Jason Jones, New York Times, 24 May 2026

Definition of embellishes

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The Kamiński/Spielberg collaboration, which now stretches over 30 years and more than 20 films, has to count as one of the most significant artistic collaborations in American cinema history.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026
This year’s 24-film lineup stretches well beyond Monroe’s own filmography.

— Ben Croll, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

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