exaggerate

English Thesaurus

1. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	misinform, mislead,
definition	:	give false or misleading information to (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	overemphasise, overemphasize, overstress,
definition	:	place special or excessive emphasis on (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	blow, bluster, boast, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt,
definition	:	show off (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	aggrandise, aggrandize, blow up, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard, pad,
definition	:	add details to (verb.communication)

2. do something to an excessive degree (verb.social)

hypernym	:	do, make,
definition	:	engage in (verb.social)

hyponym	:	overpraise,
definition	:	praise excessively (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	oversimplify,
definition	:	simplify to an excessive degree (verb.social)

hyponym	:	overleap,
definition	:	defeat (oneself) by going too far (verb.social)

3. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth (verb.communication)

antonym	:	downplay, minimise, minimize, understate,
definition	:	represent as less significant or important (verb.communication)

derivation	:	exaggeration,
definition	:	the act of making something more noticeable than usual (noun.act)

derivation	:	exaggeration, magnification, overstatement,
definition	:	making to seem more important than it really is (noun.communication)

derivation	:	exaggeration, hyperbole,
definition	:	extravagant exaggeration (noun.communication)

4. do something to an excessive degree (verb.social)

derivation	:	exaggeration,
definition	:	the act of making something more noticeable than usual (noun.act)

5. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth (verb.communication)

antonym	:	downplay, minimise, minimize, understate,
definition	:	represent as less significant or important (verb.communication)

derivation	:	exaggeration,
definition	:	the act of making something more noticeable than usual (noun.act)

derivation	:	exaggeration, magnification, overstatement,
definition	:	making to seem more important than it really is (noun.communication)

derivation	:	exaggeration, hyperbole,
definition	:	extravagant exaggeration (noun.communication)

6. do something to an excessive degree (verb.social)

derivation	:	exaggeration,
definition	:	the act of making something more noticeable than usual (noun.act)