Synonyms and Antonyms of exaggerate (ĭg-zăjə-rāt&stress;)

hyperbolize embellish overstate embroider blow up misrepresent lay it on with a trowel intensify brag distort play up amplificatory heighten elaborate misreport caricature overestimate exaggerated exaggerative expand overdo overcolor burlesque carry too far megalomaniac mythomaniac overweening aberration phantasm hyperbolise overprize overcarry overstudy falsify overemphasize give color to make too much of overreach fabricate lay-it-on-thick stretch romanticize color misquote overcharge draw the longbow sling the bull make-a-mountain-out-of-a-molehill make a big deal of inflate magnify bizarre eccentric extravagant fustian histrionic hyperbolic aggrandizement eccentricity exaggeration hyperbole megalomania boast enhance enlarge malinger overassess overcalculate overspend overtrain overcount overesteem overgo romance melodramatic overdraw amplify enlarge on pretty-up build up lie paint in glowing colors overexpend go to extremes idiosyncrasy lay it on blow up out of all proportion mannerism mythomania

understate play down reduce minimize depreciate tell-the-truth

underestimate downplay underplay misunderstand increase

exaggerate ₁₉

etagere ₈

garage ₈ garget ₈ raggee ₈ ragtag ₈ reggae ₈ tagger ₈ tagrag ₈ ergate ₇ aerate ₆

exert ₁₂ extra ₁₂ retax ₁₂ taxer ₁₂ agger ₇ eggar ₇ egger ₇ gager ₇ ragga ₇ agate ₆ agree ₆ eager ₆ eagre ₆ egret ₆ gater ₆ grate ₆ great ₆ greet ₆ ragee ₆ retag ₆ targa ₆ targe ₆ terga ₆ areae ₅ arete ₅ eater ₅ reata ₅

taxa ₁₁ gaga ₆ gage ₆ ragg ₆ tegg ₆ agar ₅ agee ₅ ager ₅ areg ₅ eger ₅ gate ₅ gear ₅ geta ₅ grat ₅ gree ₅ raga ₅ rage ₅ area ₄ rate ₄ rete ₄ tare ₄ tear ₄ tree ₄

axe ₁₀ rax ₁₀ rex ₁₀ tax ₁₀ egg ₅ gag ₅ aga ₄ age ₄ erg ₄ gae ₄ gar ₄ gat ₄ gee ₄ get ₄ rag ₄ reg ₄ tag ₄ teg ₄ are ₃ art ₃ ate ₃ ear ₃ eat ₃ era ₃ ere ₃ eta ₃ rat ₃ ree ₃ ret ₃ tae ₃ tar ₃ tea ₃ tee ₃

ax ₉ ex ₉ ag ₃ aa ₂ ae ₂ ar ₂ at ₂ er ₂ et ₂ re ₂ ta ₂ te ₂