Exaggeration Synonyms and Antonyms
The act or an instance of exaggerating
(Noun)
Synonyms:
- hyperbole
- overstatement
- aggrandizement
- magnification
- embellishment
- embroidery
- overestimation
- misrepresentation
- extravagance
- sensationalism
- elaboration
- coloring
- stretching-the-truth
- overreaching
- overkill
- flight
- flight-of-fancy
- fantasy
- stretch of the imagination
- hyperbolism
- figure-of-speech
- yarn
- fabrication
- falsification
- distortion
- enhancement
- puffery
- caricature
- travesty
- tempest-in-a-teapot
- much-ado-about-nothing
- making a mountain out of a molehill
- tall-story
- whopper
- play up
- hype
- bull
- tall talk
- overassessment
- overcalculation
Antonyms:
- understatement
- truth
- minimization
- accuracy
- reduction
- unembellishment
Words Related to Exaggeration
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