Antonyms for exaggeration
ɪgˌzædʒ əˈreɪ ʃənex·ag·ger·a·tion

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1. exaggerationnoun

   Synonyms:
   hyperbole, overstatement

2. exaggerationnoun

   The act of heaping or piling up.

   Synonyms:
   overstatement, hyperbole

3. exaggerationnoun

   The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.

   Synonyms:
   overstatement, hyperbole

4. exaggerationnoun

   A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.

   Synonyms:
   overstatement, hyperbole

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1. exaggeration

   A caricature is a grotesque exaggeration of striking features or peculiarities, generally of a person; a burlesque treats any subject in an absurd or incongruous manner. A burlesque is written or acted; a caricature is more commonly in sketch or picture. A parody changes the subject, but keeps the style; a travesty keeps the subject, but changes the style; a burlesque does not hold itself to either subject or style; but is content with a general resemblance to what it may imitate. A caricature, parody, or travesty must have an original; a burlesque may be an independent composition. An account of a schoolboys' quarrel after the general manner of Homer's Iliad would be a burlesque; the real story of the Iliad told in newspaper style would be a travesty. An extravaganza is a fantastic composition, musical, dramatic, or narrative. Imitation is serious; mimicry is either intentionally or unintentionally comical.

   Synonyms:
   burlesque, caricature, extravaganza, imitation, mimicry, parody, take-off, travesty

Matched Categories

1. • Increase
   • Misrepresentation
   • Trope

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1. hyperbole, exaggerationnoun

   extravagant exaggeration

   Synonyms:
   hyperbole, overstatement, magnification

2. exaggerationnoun

   the act of making something more noticeable than usual

   "the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness"

   Synonyms:
   hyperbole, overstatement, magnification

3. exaggeration, overstatement, magnificationnoun

   making to seem more important than it really is

   Synonyms:
   blowup, hyperbole, overstatement, magnification, enlargement

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1. exaggerationnoun

   Synonyms:
   overstatement, hyperbole

How to use exaggeration in a sentence?

1. Panos Kammenos:

   The banks won't shut, the ATMs will (have cash). All this is exaggeration.

2. Postreported Volitich:

   None of the statements released about my being a white nationalist or white supremacist have any truth to them, nor are my political beliefs injected into my teaching of social studies curriculum, while operating under the Russian pseudonym ‘Tiana Dalichov’ on social media and the Unapologetic Podcast, I employed political satire and exaggeration, mainly to the end of attracting listeners and followers, and generating conversation about the content discussed between myself and my guests.

3. William Shakespeare, Venus & Adonis:

   Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everyone else.

4. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin:

   This is an exaggeration, the president has been clear ... he has concerns about the WTO, he thinks there's aspects of it that are not fair, he thinks that China and others have used it to their own advantage, but we are focused on free trade. That's what we're focused on - breaking down barriers.

5. Steve Mnuchin:

   This is an exaggeration, the president has been clear, with us and with others, he has concerns about the WTO, he thinks there's aspects of it that are not fair, he thinks that China and others have used it to their own advantage, but we are focused on free trade. That's what we're focused on - breaking down barriers.

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