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Synonyms for exaggeration in English

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  1. exaggeration:
  2. exaggerate:

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Detailed Synonyms for exaggeration in English

exaggeration:

exaggeration [the ~] noun

  1. the exaggeration
    the exaggeration
  2. the exaggeration
    – the act of making something more noticeable than usual 1
    the exaggeration
    – the act of making something more noticeable than usual 1
    • exaggeration [the ~] noun
      • the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness1
  3. the exaggeration
    – making to seem more important than it really is 1
    the exaggeration; the magnification; the overstatement
    – making to seem more important than it really is 1
  4. the exaggeration
    – extravagant exaggeration 1
    the exaggeration; the hyperbole
    – extravagant exaggeration 1

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Related Definitions for "exaggeration":

  1. the act of making something more noticeable than usual1
    • the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness1
  2. making to seem more important than it really is1
  3. extravagant exaggeration1

exaggerate:

to exaggerate verb (exaggerates, exaggerated, exaggerating)

  1. to exaggerate
    to exaggerate; blow out of proportions; to blow up; to overdo
  2. to exaggerate
    to exaggerate; to blow up; to overdo; to heighten
    • exaggerate verb (exaggerates, exaggerated, exaggerating)
    • blow up verb (blows up, blowing up)
    • overdo verb (overdoes, overdid, overdoing)
    • heighten verb (heightens, heightened, heightening)
  3. to exaggerate
    to exaggerate; to expand
    • exaggerate verb (exaggerates, exaggerated, exaggerating)
    • expand verb (expands, expanded, expanding)
  4. to exaggerate
    – to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth 1
    to exaggerate; to amplify; to overstate; overdraw; hyperbolize; magnify; hyperbolise
    – to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth 1
  5. to exaggerate
    – do something to an excessive degree 1
    to exaggerate; to overdo
    – do something to an excessive degree 1
    • exaggerate verb (exaggerates, exaggerated, exaggerating)
    • overdo verb (overdoes, overdid, overdoing)
      • He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups1

Conjugations for exaggerate:

present
  1. exaggerate
  2. exaggerate
  3. exaggerates
  4. exaggerate
  5. exaggerate
  6. exaggerate
simple past
  1. exaggerated
  2. exaggerated
  3. exaggerated
  4. exaggerated
  5. exaggerated
  6. exaggerated
present perfect
  1. have exaggerated
  2. have exaggerated
  3. has exaggerated
  4. have exaggerated
  5. have exaggerated
  6. have exaggerated
past continuous
  1. was exaggerating
  2. were exaggerating
  3. was exaggerating
  4. were exaggerating
  5. were exaggerating
  6. were exaggerating
future
  1. shall exaggerate
  2. will exaggerate
  3. will exaggerate
  4. shall exaggerate
  5. will exaggerate
  6. will exaggerate
continuous present
  1. am exaggerating
  2. are exaggerating
  3. is exaggerating
  4. are exaggerating
  5. are exaggerating
  6. are exaggerating
subjunctive
  1. be exaggerated
  2. be exaggerated
  3. be exaggerated
  4. be exaggerated
  5. be exaggerated
  6. be exaggerated
diverse
  1. exaggerate!
  2. let's exaggerate!
  5. exaggerated
  6. exaggerating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

exaggerate

  1. exaggerate
    exaggerate

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Antonyms for "exaggerate":


Related Definitions for "exaggerate":

  1. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth1
    • tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery1
  2. do something to an excessive degree1







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