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Synonyms for exaggerate
ɪgˈzædʒ əˌreɪt
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Princeton's WordNet
overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify(verb)
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
"tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
Synonyms:
blow up, amplify, hyperbolise, enlarge, overdraw, expand, overdo, hyperbolize, inflate, overstate, magnifyoverdo, exaggerate(verb)
do something to an excessive degree
"He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"
Synonyms:
amplify, hyperbolise, overdraw, overdo, hyperbolize, overstate, magnify
Wiktionary
exaggerate(verb)
Synonyms:
overexaggerateexaggerate(verb)
To overstate, to describe more than is fact.
Synonyms:
overexaggerateAntonyms:
downplay, understate
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Editors Contribution
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boasts
to talk or write about oneself or something related to oneself in a proud or self-admiring way.
''she boasts a host of amazing talents''
Submitted by rosiesusan.kirk on June 15, 2020
Dictionary of English Synonymes
exaggerate(v. a.)
Synonyms:
overstate, heighten, amplify, overcharge, strain, stretch, overstrain, caricature, overcolor, depict extravagantly, color too highly
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
exaggerate(v)
Synonyms:
overstate
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "exaggerate":
overstate, overdo, overestimate, overemphasize, inflate, overact, oversell
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2479 | enlarge | |
#3129 | expand | |
#6612 | strain | |
#29947 | magnify | |
#36507 | amplify | |
#38823 | inflate | |
#46777 | heighten | |
#52027 | exaggerate | |
#58282 | overestimate | |
#73071 | overstate | |
#80648 | overdo | |
#185425 | overemphasize | |
#237497 | overdraw | |
#252359 | oversell |
How to use exaggerate in a sentence?
This is someone whos likely to exaggerate the dangerous impulses of the president towardbelligerence, his proclivity to act without thinking, and his love of conspiracy theories, and Ill, you know, just add one data point to what you were talking about earlier, John Bolton once suggested on Fox News that the Russian hack of the DNC [Democratic National Committee] was a false flag operation that had been conducted by the Obama administration.
I don't think it's lurid, daytime soaps go into areas - lesbianism, married nuns, a woman in love with a priest - that would not be touched in prime time. And they're super-serious. We just take real situations and exaggerate them.
There were no threats made by Ivan Savvidis, especially not involving the use of a weapon, during yesterday’s match, there was an emotional walk out onto the field, probably a breach of sporting regulations, and nothing more. Most of the headlines in the Greek press exaggerate the facts.
They don’t provide their membership lists. They’re not going to tell us or, if they give us numbers, they exaggerate.
This is someone whos likely to exaggerate the dangerous impulses of the president towardbelligerence, John Boltons proclivity to act without thinking, and John Boltons love of conspiracy theories, and Ill, you know, just add one data point to what you were talking about earlier, John Boltons once suggested on Fox News that the Russian hack of the DNC [ Democratic National Committee ] was a false flag operation that had been conducted by the Barack Obama administration.
Translations for exaggerate
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- بالغArabic
- преувеличавамBulgarian
- exagerarCatalan, Valencian
- přehánětCzech
- overdriveDanish
- übertreibenGerman
- μεγαλοποιώ, υπερβάλλω, παρακάνω, παραφουσκώνωGreek
- exagerarSpanish
- گزاف گفتنPersian
- liioitellaFinnish
- exagérer, outrerFrench
- הגזיםHebrew
- túloz, eltúlozHungarian
- ýkja, yfirdrífaIcelandic
- esagerareItalian
- 誇張Japanese
- გაზვიადება, გადაჭარბებაGeorgian
- 과장하다, 과대시하다Korean
- overdrijvenDutch
- overdriveNorwegian
- przesadzać, wyolbrzymiaćPolish
- exagerarPortuguese
- anchachayQuechua
- exageraRomanian
- утрировать, преувеличивать, преувеличитьRussian
- zmadhoj, teprojAlbanian
- överdrivaSwedish
- பெரிதுபடுத்தTamil
- พูดเกินจริงThai
- abartmakTurkish
- tuükönVolapük
- מעגאַזעמ זייַןYiddish
- 誇大Chinese
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