MAGNIFYING Synonyms: 155 Similar and Opposite Words

magnifying

verb

present participle of magnify

as in exaggerating

to add to the interest of by including made-up details there's no need to magnify the events of your trip in order to make it seem impressive

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as in elevating

to assign a high status or value to his newfound fame as an actor has finally magnified him in the eyes of his perennially doubting family

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as in intensifying

to make markedly greater in measure or degree the movie's sound effects magnify every crash and boom in the action scenes

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as in praising

to proclaim the glory of imposing cathedrals that were built to magnify the Lord and to inspire awe in worshippers

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Recent Examples of magnifying Among those who helped shape the curation were design duo Tipstudio, which oversaw the exhibition design; French artist JR, who contributed a site-specific installation magnifying the artisans’ faces across the building’s façade; and Vanity Fair Italia, which produced the show. —

Marianna Cerini, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026 Early in April, the sun in Aries will clash with Jupiter in your sign, magnifying expectations around career, reputation and leadership. —

Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026 This Lent is magnifying his apostasy like never before. —

Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026 Shasta County, for example, is home to the 11,000-member evangelical Bethel Church that supports anti-LGBTQ policies and has thrown its weight behind local political officeholders, magnifying its conservative influence in the region. —

Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2026 The Astros plan to open the season with a six-man rotation, magnifying the need for relievers who can pitch multiple innings. —

Chandler Rome, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026 Instead, the Californian designer thought to continue amplifying his now global message by magnifying his show. —

José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 23 Jan. 2026 The space telescope's primary science goals include studying dark energy, mapping dark matter and discovering thousands of exoplanets via gravitational microlensing, in which a massive foreground object bends the light of a background star, temporarily magnifying it like a lens. —

Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2026 If acceleration of consumption becomes the default, the industry risks magnifying its biggest environmental liabilities. —

Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 29 Dec. 2025

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Former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, whose term featured record numbers of disappearances and homicides, complained that political adversaries were exaggerating the problem to smear his reputation and legacy.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Analysts note that the Russia Defense ministry has a habit of exaggerating advances when the frontlines are scarcely changing.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026