exaggerate

Definition for exaggerate

verb as in overstate, embellish

Strongest matches

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

Strong matches

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 matches

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

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The Democrats today are just a typical political party: Sometimes their leaders tell the truth, sometimes they lie, sometimes they exaggerate.

From Slate

They want to legitimize an accounting method that allows companies to exaggerate how much recycled plastic is in their products.

From Salon

Trump, who resented how “The Apprentice” was snubbed at the Emmys and was known to exaggerate the show’s ratings — even to TV journalists — spent years teasing a presidential run.

From Los Angeles Times

The impulse to exaggerate — and vent his frustration in run-on sentences with odd punctuation and random capitalization — is a sure sign Trump is in a swivet.

From Los Angeles Times

And, yes, they even sometimes exaggerate their biographies.

From Salon

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