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Exaggerate

🔄 Synonyms of "Exaggerate"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
amplifyverb	(transitive) To render larger, more extended, or more intense.
magnifyverb	(transitive) To make (something) larger or more important.
overdoverb	(transitive) To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to carry too far.
hyperbolizeverb	(intransitive, now rare) To exaggerate, use hyperbole.
overstateverb	(transitive) To exaggerate; to state or claim to a greater degree than reality.
overdrawverb	To withdraw more money from an account than there is credit; to make an overdraft

↔️ Antonyms of "Exaggerate"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
minimizeverb	(transitive) To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce.
understateverb	(transitive) To state (something) with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Exaggerate"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
overstateverb	(transitive) To exaggerate; to state or claim to a greater degree than reality.
hyperbolizeverb	(intransitive, now rare) To exaggerate, use hyperbole.
overdoverb	(transitive) To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to carry too far.
overdrawverb	To withdraw more money from an account than there is credit; to make an overdraft
magnifyverb	(transitive) To make (something) larger or more important.
amplifyverb	(transitive) To render larger, more extended, or more intense.
overemphasizeverb	To place too much emphasis on; to overstate the importance of.
overestimateverb	To judge or calculate too highly.
overreactverb	To react too much or too intensely.
overactverb	(chiefly acting) To act in an exaggerated manner.
oversellverb	(transitive) To be too eager in attempting to sell something.
aggravateverb	(by extension) To make (any bad thing) worse.
inflateverb	(transitive) To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
advertiseverb	(transitive) To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales.
embellishverb	To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.
overplayverb	(ambitransitive, acting) To overdo or overact one's effect or role.
padnoun	A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
stretchnoun	(transitive) To lengthen by pulling.
enlargeverb	(transitive) To make (something) larger.
overblowverb	(transitive) To exaggerate the significance of something.