exaggeration
English Thesaurus
1. the act of making something more noticeable than usual (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | increase, step-up, |
| definition | : | the act of increasing something (noun.act) |
2. making to seem more important than it really is (noun.communication)
3. extravagant exaggeration (noun.communication)
4. the act of making something more noticeable than usual (noun.act)
| derivation | : | exaggerate, overdo, |
| definition | : | do something to an excessive degree (verb.social) |
5. making to seem more important than it really is (noun.communication)
| antonym | : | understatement, |
| definition | : | a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | amplify, magnify, |
| definition | : | increase in size, volume or significance (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate, amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate, |
| definition | : | to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth (verb.communication) |
6. extravagant exaggeration (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | hyperbolic, inflated, |
| definition | : | enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness (adj.all) |
7. the act of making something more noticeable than usual (noun.act)
| derivation | : | exaggerate, overdo, |
| definition | : | do something to an excessive degree (verb.social) |
8. making to seem more important than it really is (noun.communication)
| antonym | : | understatement, |
| definition | : | a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | amplify, magnify, |
| definition | : | increase in size, volume or significance (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate, amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate, |
| definition | : | to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth (verb.communication) |
9. extravagant exaggeration (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | hyperbolic, inflated, |
| definition | : | enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness (adj.all) |
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