Synonyms for overstate
- amplify
- emphasize
- heighten
- inflate
- magnify
- misrepresent
- overdo
- overemphasize
- overestimate
- boast
- boost
- brag
- embellish
- embroider
- enlarge
- exalt
- expand
- fabricate
- fudge
- hike
- lie
- misquote
- pad
- puff
- blow out of proportion
- build up
- lay it on thick
- misreport
- play up
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Antonyms for overstate
- compress
- contract
- decrease
- ignore
- lessen
- play down
- abridge
- be modest
- deprecate
- lower
- reduce
- shrink
- simplify
- tell truth
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blow up
verb. magnify importance
dramatize
verb. make a performance of
embellish
verb. make beautiful; decorate
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
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