Exaggerate Synonyms

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.

Another word for Exaggerate

30 other ways to say exaggerate.

  • stretch the truth  
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  • shoot a line  
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  • pile it on  
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  • overvalue  
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  • overstress  
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  • overstate  
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  • oversell  
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  • overplay  
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  • overpitch  
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  • overestimate  
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  • overemphasize  
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  • overdraw  
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  • over-elaborate  
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  • make a drama out of a crisis  
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  • make a big thing of  
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  • magnify  
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  • lay it on with a trowel/shovel  
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  • lay it on thick  
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  • inflate  
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  • hyperbolize  
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  • embroider  
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  • embellish  
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  • elaborate  
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  • draw the longbow  
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  • dramatize  
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  • colour  
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  • catastrophize  
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  • amplify  
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  • aggrandize  
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  • add colour  
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Use exaggerate in a Sentence

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.