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exaggerate
verb as in overstate, embellish
Strongest matches
amplify, distort, emphasize, fabricate, falsify, heighten, inflate, magnify, misrepresent, overdo, overdraw, overemphasize, overestimate
Strong matches
boast, boost, brag, caricature, color, corrupt, embroider, enlarge, exalt, expand, fudge, hike, hyperbolize, intensify, lie, misquote, pad, puff, pyramid, romance, romanticize, scam, stretch, up
Weak matches
blow out of proportion, build up, cook up, go to extremes, lay it on thick, loud talk, make too much of, misreport, pretty up, put on
Example Sentences
But the ASA concluded Hilton had exaggerated the availability of the advertised rooms, leaving potential customers at risk of being misled.
Lady Constance clapped her hands in exaggerated delight.
Lady Constance sounded merry in the sort of brightly exaggerated way that made it clear she was trying not to cry, and perhaps not entirely succeeding.
Sometimes, that’s how proxies work; the direction might be similar, but the gains and losses may get exaggerated.
"It's important not to exaggerate the collapse of public faith in the BBC," insisted Dan Hind, an author focusing on media and democracy.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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