30 exaggerate synonyms include overstate, overemphasize, overstress, overestimate, overvalue, magnify, amplify, aggrandize, inflate, and embellish. Exaggerate is a verb, and its antonyms are play down and understate. Here are some additional synonyms for "exaggerate" with example sentences.
30 other ways to say exaggerate.
Don't exaggerate the difficulty of the task.
He tends to exaggerate his achievements for attention.
It's easy to exaggerate when telling a story.
She didn’t mean to exaggerate the situation.