exaggerated

American  

[ig-zaj-uh-rey-tid] / ɪgˈzædʒ əˌreɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. unduly or unrealistically magnified.

   to have an exaggerated opinion of oneself.

2. abnormally increased or enlarged.

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Other Word Forms

• exaggeratedly adverb
• nonexaggerated adjective
• nonexaggeratedly adverb
• self-exaggerated adjective
• unexaggerated adjective

Etymology

Origin of exaggerated

First recorded in 1545–55; exaggerate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

While a political gap between men and women does exist, it is often exaggerated, and fear of embarrassment and constant comparison play a much larger role in holding people back.

From The Wall Street Journal

While he found that “predictions of American decline, at least in the realm of new technologies, are vastly exaggerated,” he also determined that the U.S. no longer reigns unchallenged.

From The Wall Street Journal

Orders for durable goods jumped 5.3% in the month, but the increase was exaggerated by new contracts for passenger planes.

From MarketWatch

Part of the growth was exaggerated by consumers and businesses speeding up purchases of imported goods to skirt higher U.S. tariffs.

From MarketWatch

Part of the growth was exaggerated by consumers and businesses speeding up purchases of imported goods to skirt higher U.S. tariffs.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• abstract
• distorted
• excessive
• extravagant
• fabricated
• false
• farfetched
• hyperbolic
• inflated
• magnified
• melodramatic
• overblown
• overwrought
• preposterous
• pretentious
• stylized
• unrealistic