exaggerate
verbHow many syllables in exaggerate?
There are 4 syllables in the word exaggerate.How to pronounce exaggerate:
Definition of exaggerate:
- exaggerate (verb):
- to make greater or more noticeable
- to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth overstate
Synonyms for exaggerate:
aggrandise
aggrandize
amplify
blow
bluster
boast
brag
dramatise
dramatize
embellish
embroider
gas
gasconade
hyperbolise
hyperbolize
lard
magnify
misinform
mislead
overdraw
overemphasise
overemphasize
overstate
overstress
pad
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Antonyms for exaggerate:
abbreviate
abridge
be calm
be honest
be modest
be real
belittle
brush aside
compress
condense
confront
contract
curtail
de-emphasize
debase
decrease
deemphasize
deflate
denigrate
deprecate
depreciate
destroy
diminish
disparage
do an injustice to
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- Cytheria
- autography
- nepotistic
- absolutely
- coagulate
- amazingly
- declamation
- veneration
- vicinity
- epitomized
- regimented
- bespectacled
- dependable
- coordinator
- recuperate
- enunciation
- in addition
- complementing
- mystifying
- obsolescent
- approachable
- necessities
- casually
- commensurate
- menacingly
- attentively
- veracious
- confidently
- graciously
- extemporize
- considerate
- fourteen fourteen
- oesophagus
- dormitory
- speciality
- prestigious
- impeccable
- reverential
- characterless
- exemplary
- viciously
- psychically
- imploringly
- flirtatious
- alteration
- generally
- ceaselessly
- intimately
- pretentious
- scrupulously
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