exaggerated

[ig-zaj-uh-rey-tid] / ɪgˈzædʒ əˌreɪ tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

overstated, embellished

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abstract distorted excessive extravagant fabricated false farfetched hyperbolic inflated magnified melodramatic overblown overwrought preposterous pretentious stylized unrealistic

STRONG

amplified bouncing embroidered exalted overdone overestimated steep strained

WEAK

a bit thick artificial caricatural fabulous fantastic hammy highly colored histrionic histrionical impossible out of proportion overkill schmaltzy sensational spectacular tall too much too-too

Antonyms

STRONGEST

actual believable calm factual moderate real realistic reasonable sensible straight

WEAK

depreciated minimized played down reduced understated unembellished unexaggerated

Example Sentences

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Their exaggerated expressions are in the tradition of an “acting” style born in Disney features and passed on from generation to generation of animators, but this is, after all, a cartoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Gorka’s claims of battlefield victories are often exaggerated or misleading about who was targeted and why, according to security officials and counterterrorism analysts.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

Sales at retailers posted the biggest gain in March in three years in a bill of good health for the U.S. economy, but the increase was exaggerated by higher gasoline prices and rising inflation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Reports of the prime minister's demise are greatly exaggerated.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Barnum’s American Museum in New York exhibited objects, creatures, and people, some real, many fake, most wildly exaggerated.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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