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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
exaggerates, exaggerating, exaggerated |
| definition 1: |
to overstate (the size, value, importance, or other quality of a thing, person, or event).
He exaggerated his role in the rescue of the child.She tends to exaggerate her troubles in order to get everyone's sympathy.We are not exaggerating the degree of the problem, and we are asking for your immediate help.- synonyms:
- blow up, bullshit, hyperbolize, inflate, overstate
- antonyms:
- minimize, soft-pedal, understate
- similar words:
- magnify, overblow, overdraw, overestimate, overplay, overrate, overvalue
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| definition 2: |
to make (something) be or seem larger or more extreme.
That tall hat exaggerates his height.- synonyms:
- inflate, magnify
- antonyms:
- minimize
- similar words:
- aggrandize, bloat, blow up, boost, emphasize, maximize, swell
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| related words: |
amplify, belie, brag, color, distort, embellish, embroider, gild, glorify, overdo |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to make overstatements; falsely magnify something.
Don't believe everything he says, as he often exaggerates.I hope you were exaggerating about the size of that spider.- synonyms:
- bullshit, hyperbolize
- similar words:
- ham, magnify, oversell, show off
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| related words: |
brag, lie, yarn |
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| derivations: |
exaggeratingly (adv.), exaggerator (n.) |
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