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exaggerating

VERB

overstate, embellish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amplify distort emphasize fabricate falsify heighten inflate magnify misrepresent overdo overdraw overemphasize overestimate

STRONG

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

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

compress contract decrease ignore lessen play down

STRONG

abridge be modest deprecate lower reduce shrink

WEAK

depreciate minimize understate

Example Sentences

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Alonso is exaggerating to make his point, but other drivers, such as world champion Lando Norris, would - and have - fundamentally agreed with what he is saying.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

But even Bell contends that many business leaders today are exaggerating the technology’s role in layoffs, a practice that’s coming to be known as AI washing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

In December, the California Department of Motor Vehicles found Tesla in violation of state law for exaggerating the capabilities of its “Autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving” technology.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

And so it is not outside the realm of possibility that Epstein was exaggerating or twisting the truth.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

Lest these conclusions be misinterpreted, we should end this chapter with caveats against exaggerating two points: peoples’ readiness to accept better crops and livestock, and the constraints imposed by locally available wild plants and animals.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond