EXAGGERATION Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

exaggeration

noun

ig-ˌza-jə-ˈrā-shən

Definition of exaggeration

as in caricature

the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts their exaggeration was such that a rainstorm became a hurricane

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Recent Examples of exaggeration In her Tinker Bell costume, Ashley seems as thirsty for a peach as Shamea is, reveling in the opportunity to tell her side of the story but obviously sprinkling her own fairy dust of exaggeration into the narrative. — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 27 July 2026 Advertisement Parton turned exaggeration into authorship through repetition and scale. — Debbie Millman, Time, 25 July 2026 For perspective, listen to Cubs manager Craig Counsell, who is not exactly excitable or prone to exaggeration. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 24 July 2026 That may sound like an exaggeration, but higher education will almost certainly have to become more remedial. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for exaggeration

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Noun

King managed to take the suffocating history of the Indian — the treaties, the massacres, the Hollywood caricatures — and turn it into something conversational, even funny.

— Tommy Orange, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
Retailer Target pulled a children’s Halloween costume from its shelves Monday after widespread social media backlash, apologizing for selling a garment critics said evoked racist minstrel caricatures.

— Nancy Jiang, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of caricature

Noun

His is one of the few publications where the tagline – The Book Experts Cannot Do Without – isn’t hyperbole.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
His seminal memoir, Kitchen Confidential, which rocketed him to fame at 44, is, by his own admission, peppered with myth and hyperbole.

— Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of hyperbole

Noun

Before the Rams went through stretching exercises, Donald sat on a red exercise ball, taking in the scene and focusing his thoughts for the workout ahead.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Two to 3 inches of rain are possible in a corridor stretching from the Great Lakes into southern New England, though confidence is low on how far east the rain will travel.

— Tyler Ory, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of stretching

Noun

Kia's base model can feel a bit barebones, but upper trims feature plenty of creature comforts and tech enhancements that improve its driving and ownership experience.

— Keith Laing, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
At the event, before Rothenberg triumphantly clarinet-riffed with recordings of sperm whales and humpbacks, Joe Valle, of Nonhuman Teachers, interviewed Nollman, with career-retrospective audiovisual enhancement.

— Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of enhancement

Noun

But the reality is that cases are climbing into the thousands across 45 states, as USA Today reports, meaning his reassurances appear to have been a gross overstatement.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 30 July 2026
This packed a certain richness, given how Walz’s military record—or his overstatement of it—created its own recurring migraine for Harris.

— Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Definition of overstatement

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