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magnification

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of magnification

the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts

most movies don't deal in reality but in a magnification of reality where everything is more intense

Synonyms of magnification

caricature, coloring, elaboration, embellishment, embroidering, embroidery, exaggeration, hyperbole, overstatement, padding, stretching

Words Related to magnification

amplification, enhancement

fabrication, misrepresentation

fudging, hedging

Near Antonyms of magnification

belittlement, disparagement, minimizing, poor-mouthing

Antonyms of magnification

meiosis, understatement

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