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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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He is now officially listed at 5-foot-11—not that it can stop him from exaggerating and telling people he’s an inch taller.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Neither the defence's witnesses nor the prison's doctors believed Jeffries was "malingering" - or intentionally fabricating or exaggerating his symptoms.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 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

I’m not exaggerating when I say this, but my heart literally started beating like I’d just run the longest race in the world.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio