EXAGGERATIONS Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word exaggerations. (close relations)
exaggerate
Best Alternative Words for EXAGGERATIONS
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hyperbole | nounn | |||||||
noun • extravagant exaggeration | ||||||||
overstatement | nounn | |||||||
noun • making to seem more important than it really is | ||||||||
magnification | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of expanding something in apparent size • the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object • making to seem more important than it really is • a photographic print that has been enlarged | ||||||||
amplification | nounn | |||||||
noun • addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail • the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input • (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current | ||||||||
elaboration | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail • the result of improving something • a discussion that provides additional information • marked by elaborately complex detail • developing in intricate and painstaking detail | ||||||||
embellishment | nounn | |||||||
noun • elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail • a superfluous ornament • the act of adding extraneous decorations to something | ||||||||
inflation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a general and progressive increase in prices • (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • the act of filling something with air | ||||||||
stretching | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • act of expanding by lengthening or widening • exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent | ||||||||
embellishing | verbv | |||||||
verb • add details to • be beautiful to look at • make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. • make more beautiful | ||||||||
overemphasizing | verbv | |||||||
verb • place special or excessive emphasis on |