Exaggerate synonyms such as amplify, add colour, and aggrandize. Exaggerate is a verb, and its antonyms are play down and understate. Additionally, here are 31 synonyms and nearby words for exaggerate as well as words beginning with E, Ex, Exa, Exag, and Exagg.
31 synonyms for exaggerate
add colour
aggrandize
amplify
catastrophize
colour
dramatize
draw the longbow
elaborate
embellish
embroider
hyperbolize
inflate
lay it on thick
lay it on with a trowel/shovel
magnify
make a big thing of
make a drama out of a crisis
over-elaborate
overdraw
overemphasize
overestimate
overpitch
overplay
oversell
overstate
overstress
overvalue
pile it on
shoot a line
stretch the truth