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exaggerate
[ig-zaj-uh-reyt]
verb (used with object)
to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately.
to exaggerate the difficulties of a situation.
Antonyms: minimizeto increase or enlarge abnormally.
Those shoes exaggerate the size of my feet.
Synonyms: inflate
verb (used without object)
to employ exaggeration, as in speech or writing.
a person who is always exaggerating.
exaggerate
/ ɪɡˈzædʒəˌreɪt /
verb
to regard or represent as larger or greater, more important or more successful, etc, than is true
(tr) to make greater, more noticeable, etc, than usual
his new clothes exaggerated his awkwardness
Other Word Forms
- exaggeratingly adverb
- exaggerator noun
- nonexaggerating adjective
- overexaggerate verb
- unexaggerating adjective
- exaggerative adjective
- exaggeration noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of exaggerate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of exaggerate1
Example Sentences
The reasoning here is that AI will work; it just might not deliver the exaggerated profits baked into the market’s biggest stocks.
Social Security’s financial security does continue to be a matter of fierce debate and political wrangling; its demise may or may not be exaggerated.
There is an illuminating chapter on the misleading and exaggerated claims about protein.
They also exaggerate the fear that is already there, especially in characters repressing their inner demons.
He starred as Manchester music mogul Tony Wilson in Michael Winterbottom's 2002 film 24 Hour Party People, and then alongside friend and fellow comic Rob Brydon as exaggerated versions of themselves in The Trip.
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