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Synonyms of 'exaggerate'

exaggerate

verb

  1. overstate, amplify, embellish, embroider, enlarge, overemphasize, overestimate

Video: pronunciation of 'exaggerate'

Nearby words of 'exaggerate'

  • exacting
  • exactly
  • exactness
  • exaggerate
  • exaggeration
  • exalt
  • exaltation
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Thesaurus for exaggerate from the Collins American English Thesaurus
Dictionary definition
If you exaggerate , you indicate that something is, for example , worse or more important than it really is.
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The present simple tense

Typical forms of this tense are as in: I know her. He know s her. The present simple tense of do is used as the supporting auxiliary when you want to: ask a question, Do I know you? Does sh...
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