Words and phrases that have a meaning related to exaggerate: (135 results)
Antonyms:
minimize, understate
Often used in the same context:
overstate, underplay, overestimate, understate, distort, downplay, underestimate, overblow, magnify, inflate, misunderstand, overemphasize, misreport, oversimplify, embellish, miscalculate, overrate, diminish, overemphasise, ignore, dramatize, misstate, trivialize, misinterpret, belittle, mislead, overplay, underemphasize, misjudge, overvalue, misconstrue, amplify, confuse, manipulate, accentuate, conflate, underrate, ascribe, undervalue, oversell, obfuscate, sensationalize, misperceive, misrepresented, overdramatize, impute, misremember, emphasize, falsify, overlook, undersell, lessen, conceal, fabricate, hide, overreact, acknowledge, calculate, overgeneralize, undermine, illustrate, minimize, skew, denigrate, overweigh, undercut, demonize, quantify, idealise, generalize, publicize, refute, debunk, underscore, malign, fudged, overdo, recognize, misquote, discredit, mischaracterize, heighten, hyperbolize, equate, misguide, deceiving, glorify, underline, portray, lionize, extrapolate, misunderestimate, perpetuate, pretend, romanticize, fibbing, masking, negate, disguise, prevaricate, overcompensate, disavow
More specific:
aggrandize, blow, blow up, bluster, boast, brag, dramatise, embroider, emphasise, gas, gasconade, lard, overleap, overstress, pad, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt
Synonyms:
Also try:overdraw
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