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Another word for exaggeration

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Noun

  1. The act or an instance of exaggerating

    See also:

    increase

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Another word for exaggeration

Noun
  1. See also:

    lie

    Antonyms:
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Sentence Examples

  • He is notorious for his wilful exaggeration, both in narrative and numerical statements.

  • But there was exaggeration in all he attempted.

  • Surely that was an exaggeration - infidelity had to be worse.

  • Bactria about this time was said to contain a thousand cities, and though this may be an exaggeration it was probably a meeting-place of Persian and Hellenic culture: its kings Demetrius and Eucratides had invaded India.

  • 6) is perhaps simply an exaggeration, more or less conscious.

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