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Synonyms 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

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  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

Princeton's WordNet2.5 / 2 votes

  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

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. hyperreal

    Submitted by anonymous on February 28, 2021  
  2. intrigued

    exaggeration is something that you took too far

    Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. exaggerationnoun

    Synonyms:
    hyperbole, rant, caricature, extravagant statement, high coloring

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. exaggerationnoun

    Synonyms:
    overstatement, hyperbole

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "exaggeration":

    overstatement

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#6880enlargement
#17637imitation
#18520parody
#21414magnification
#28209extravaganza
#31719caricature
#38688exaggeration
#47210burlesque
#49086hyperbole
#56153travesty
#73494mimicry
#99365overstatement
#105516blowup

How to use exaggeration in a sentence?

  1. Stephen Covey:

    Every exaggeration of the truth once detected by others destroys our credibility and makes all that we do and say suspect.

  2. Cynthia Arnson:

    Macri got away from himself when commenting on the sentiment of the region, there is a deep concern about the situation in Venezuela and there is a deep dialogue about what to do, but there is also nobody calling for that tough of a line. That was an exaggeration by Macri because generally Latin America is opposed to any U.S. unilateral action.

  3. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe:

    The Middle East ... that's the region endowed with great possibilities, and yet now it appears to be no exaggeration to say that the region is exposed to a challenge that is among the most serious in its modern history.

  4. Tiger Woods:

    It's not an exaggeration to say that without Charlie Sifford, and the other pioneers who fought to play, I may not be playing golf, my pop likely wouldn't have picked up the sport, and maybe I wouldn't have either.

  5. Marcelo Goncalves Campos:

    I've been an inspector for almost 20 years and this is really one of the worst cases I've seen, they are being treated, without any exaggeration, like animals. Sleeping in the same corral as the cattle.


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