Exaggerate
Synonyms: Overstate, overstress, overvalue, amplify, inflate, embroider, elaborate, oversell, overplay, hyperbolize, stretch the truth, overpitch, lay it on thick, make a drama out of a crisis, shoot a line, overemphasize, overestimate, magnify, aggrandize, embellish, colour, over-elaborate, overdraw, dramatize, add colour, catastrophize, pile it on, lay it on with a trowel/shovel, make a big thing of, and draw the longbow.
Example Sentences
Don't exaggerate the difficulty of the task.
He tends to exaggerate his achievements for attention.
She didn’t mean to exaggerate the situation.
It's easy to exaggerate when telling a story.
He might exaggerate the facts to make it interesting.