exaggerators

noun

plural of exaggerator
as in liars

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  1. liars
  2. fabulists
  3. fabricators
  4. storytellers
Noun
  • The attempts to save Platner in the high stakes campaign to defeat Republican incumbent Susan Collins involved portraying Platner’s accusers, women, as vengeful liars.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
  • O'Toole said psychopaths like Heuermann are pathological liars.
    — Jennifer McLogan, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of liars
Noun
  • The Dowd Voicers are either clueless about the facts or, like their hero Trump, are simply fabulists making up numbers to suit their biased narrative.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
  • More than 80 years later, writers, creators, and fabulists in dark corners of the internet are still imagining ways and worlds where Hitler’s genes somehow survived.
    — Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026
Definition of fabulists
Noun
  • Then there are fraudsters, compulsive fabricators, and people who misrepresent themselves in major ways.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 July 2026
  • Building top tier theme parks and lands requires as many as 10,000 workers and hundreds of suppliers covering everything from roller coaster manufacturers and scenery fabricators right down to costume vendors and paint distributors.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of fabricators
Noun
  • Yet, storytellers have to protect the core of their characters.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Fremantle has built a truly unique home for storytellers, combining creative excellence, outstanding talent and global ambition.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 31 July 2026
Definition of storytellers
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