Synonyms for overemphasize
verb exaggerate, blow out of proportionAntonyms for overemphasize
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embroidered
verb. exaggerate information
- aggrandize
- amplify
- blow-up
- build up
- color
- distend
- dramatize
- elaborate
- embellish
- enhance
- enlarge
- expand
- falsify
- fudge
- heighten
- hyperbolize
- lie
- magnify
- make federal case
- make mountain out of molehill
- overdo
- overelaborate
- overembellish
- overemphasize
- overestimate
- overstate
- pad
- play up
- puff
- romanticize
- spread on thick
- stretch
- stretch the truth
- yeast
exaggerate
verb. overstate, embellish
- amplify
- blow out of proportion
- boast
- boost
- brag
- build up
- caricature
- color
- cook up
- corrupt
- distort
- embroider
- emphasize
- enlarge
- exalt
- expand
- fabricate
- falsify
- fudge
- go to extremes
- heighten
- hike
- hyperbolize
- inflate
- intensify
- lay it on thick
- lie
- loud talk
- magnify
- make too much of
- misquote
- misreport
- misrepresent
- overdo
- overdraw
- overemphasize
- overestimate
- pad
- pretty up
- puff
- put on
- pyramid
- romance
- romanticize
- scam
- stretch
- up
exaggerating
verb. overstate, embellish
- amplify
- blow out of proportion
- boast
- boost
- brag
- build up
- caricature
- color
- cook up
- corrupt
- distort
- embroider
- emphasize
- enlarge
- exalt
- expand
- fabricate
- falsify
- fudge
- go to extremes
- heighten
- hike
- hyperbolize
- inflate
- intensify
- lay it on thick
- lie
- loud talk
- magnify
- make too much of
- misquote
- misreport
- misrepresent
- overdo
- overdraw
- overemphasize
- overestimate
- pad
- pretty up
- puff
- put on
- pyramid
- romance
- romanticize
- scam
- stretch
- up
magnified
verb. exaggerate, blow out of proportion
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.