EXAGGERATION Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

exaggeration

noun

ig-ˌza-jə-ˈrā-shən

Definition of exaggeration

as in caricature

the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts their exaggeration was such that a rainstorm became a hurricane

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Recent Examples of exaggeration That may sound like an exaggeration, but higher education will almost certainly have to become more remedial. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 That may be a TV exaggeration, but tornadoes and other dangerous storms do hit the city regularly. — ABC News, 7 July 2026 Pirate ship is no exaggeration. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 24 June 2026 But the fastest swimming speed claims are almost certainly indefensible exaggerations. — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for exaggeration

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Noun

Absolutely is still Abby, but an exaggerated, almost caricature of Abby, rather than a separate thing.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 30 July 2026
The assemblage turned the damaging caricature into a revolutionary hero, and made Saar a star of the Black Arts movement.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of caricature

Noun

Her legal team claims these allegations are false, and her comments are protected opinion or rhetorical hyperbole.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 24 July 2026
A lot of that discourse, including what will be depicted as news in media stories about the negotiations, is noise and hyperbole.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of hyperbole

Noun

Wells asked the court to impose a sentencing enhancement that increased Kendall’s punishment to 50 years to life.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Wells argued for a sentence enhancement, and at the hearing on July 31, Kendall was sentenced to two consecutive sentences of 25 years to life.

— Eleanor Jacobs, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of enhancement

Noun

But the reality is that cases are climbing into the thousands across 45 states, as USA Today reports, meaning his reassurances appear to have been a gross overstatement.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 30 July 2026
This packed a certain richness, given how Walz’s military record—or his overstatement of it—created its own recurring migraine for Harris.

— Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Definition of overstatement

Noun

Louise Watley Library will host a break from the heat in the form of a relaxing coloring program geared toward all ages several times throughout the month.

— Elizabeth Green, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Their distinct coloring is both a warning for predators and a badge of initiation.

— Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

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