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exaggerated
Meaning: made to seem larger, better, or worse than it really is
exaggerated in a sentence
How exaggerated is used in real sentences:
His exaggerated story about catching a huge fish made everyone laugh.
Reporters later admitted the newspaper had printed an exaggerated account of the storm's damage to attract more readers.
“Maya laughed at his exaggerated warning because only a light shower fell.”
— from the passage Ten Tests Ahead
Synonyms for exaggerated
Other words for exaggerated — overstated, inflated and embellished — carry the same meaning.
- overstated
- inflated
- embellished
Antonyms of exaggerated
Words that mean the opposite of exaggerated:
- understated
- accurate
Where it comes from
From Latin exaggerare 'to heap up, pile high'
Memory hook
EXAGGERATE — think of stretching the truth like taffy, way past its real size.
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