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EXAGGERATES Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word exaggerates. (exact relations)
There are 14 hypernyms of the word exaggerates. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for EXAGGERATES

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amplifies
verbv
verb

• increase in size, volume or significance

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

• exaggerate or make bigger

• increase the volume of

dramatizes
verbv
verb

• put into dramatic form

• represent something in a dramatic manner

• add details to

embellishes
verbv
verb

• add details to

• be beautiful to look at

• make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

• make more beautiful

hyperbolizes
verbv
verb

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

inflates
verbv
verb

• exaggerate or make bigger

• fill with gas or air

• cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit

• increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value

• become inflated

magnifies
verbv
verb

• increase in size, volume or significance

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

• make large

overdraws
verbv
verb

• draw more money from than is available

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

overemphasizes
verbv
verb

• place special or excessive emphasis on

overstates
verbv
verb

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

stretches
verbv
noun

• a large and unbroken expanse or distance

• the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

• a straightaway section of a racetrack

• exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent

• extension to or beyond the ordinary limit

• an unbroken period of time during which you do something

• the capacity for being stretched

adjective satellite

• having an elongated seating area

• easily stretched

verb

• occupy a large, elongated area

• extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body

• extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

• become longer by being stretched and pulled

• make long or longer by pulling and stretching

• lie down comfortably

• pull in opposite directions

• extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly

• corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

• increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance

• extend one's body or limbs

hyperbolize
verbv
verb

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

overstate
verbv
verb

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

amplify
verbv
verb

• increase in size, volume or significance

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

• exaggerate or make bigger

• increase the volume of

hyperbolise
verbv
verb

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

magnify
verbv
verb

• increase in size, volume or significance

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

• make large

overdo
verbv
verb

• do something to an excessive degree

overdraw
verbv
verb

• draw more money from than is available

• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

overexaggerate
verbv
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Best Hypernyms For EXAGGERATES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for exaggerates, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (14)
do make misinform mislead aggrandizes amplifies boosts dramatizes embellishes heightens inflates magnifies overstates stretches

Alternatives for AMPLIFIES

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