Exaggerate

Quick meaning: Exaggerate is a verb meaning To overstate, to describe more than the fact.

Meaning

To overstate, to describe more than the fact.

More Meanings

1. Exaggerative; overblown.

Example Sentences

I've told you a billion times not to exaggerate!

He said he’d slept with hundreds of girls, but I know he’s exaggerating. The real number is about ten.

And in general, if it is a natural feeling, let it be, but at normal, living levels, not too exaggerate.

From this comparison, it seems that the data in Table 7.7 are reasonable, while Ashbel's values are exaggerate.

Word Forms

• exaggerates
• exaggerating
• exaggerated

Synonyms for exaggerate

Depending on context, synonyms include hyperbolize, overcharge, overdo, overemphasize, overstate, stretch.

Antonyms for exaggerate

Common opposites include trivialize, belittle, downplay, understate, minimize.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include overstate, hyperbolize, overdo, overdraw, magnify, amplify.

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