- Types Of Speech
- You can use exaggerate as a verb in a sentence.
- About Exaggerate
- A 4 syllables verb and 10 letters with the letters a, e, g, r, t, and x, 5 consonants, 5 vowels and 4 syllables with the middle letters ge. Exaggerate starts with and ends with a vowel with the starting letters e, ex, exa, exag, exagg, and the ending characters are e, te, ate, rate, erate, . Exaggerate is also a double consonant (gg) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South'' imagery"
- Origin/Roots
- Latin
- School Grade
- Exaggerate is set as a sat word that starts with e, ends with e, 4 syllables, 5 vowels and 10 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Exaggerate in Pig Latin is said as "exaggerateay or exaggerateway".
- Unigram
- e | x | a | g | g | e | r | a | t | e
- Bigram
- ex | xa | ag | gg | ge | er | ra | at | te
- Trigram
- exa | xag | agg | gge | ger | era | rat | ate
- Quadrigram
- exag | xagg | agge | gger | gera | erat | rate
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth;
"tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery" - do something to an excessive degree;
"He overdid it last night when he did 100 push-ups"
Synonym | Definition |
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Accelerate | move faster "The car accelerated" |
Aggrandise | add details to |
Aggrandize | add details to |
Aggravate | make worse "This drug aggravates the pain" |
Alter | remove the ovaries of "Is your cat spayed?" |
Amplify | increase the volume of "amplify sound" |
Attire | clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion "formal attire" "battle dress" |
Balloon | large tough non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air |
Ballyhoo | blatant or sensational promotion |
Beat | the act of beating to windward sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing |
View all cognitive synonyms for Exaggerate
Antonym | Definition |
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Downplay | understate the importance or quality of "he played down his royal ancestry" |
Minimise | make small or insignificant "Let''s minimize the risk" |
Minimize | make small or insignificant "Let''s minimize the risk" |
Understate | represent as less significant or important |
Anagram | Definition |
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Exaggerate | to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South'' imagery" |
View English words with the unique letters used in exaggerate. Words With The Letters Aegrtx
Word | Definition |
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Exaggeration | the act of making something more noticeable than usual "the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness" |
Hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration |
Magnification | the act of expanding something in apparent size |
Overstatement | making to seem more important than it really is |
Word | Definition |
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Misinform | give false or misleading information to |
Mislead | give false or misleading information to |
Word | Definition |
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Aggrandise | add details to |
Aggrandize | add details to |
Blow | forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff" |
Blow Up | |
Bluster | a swaggering show of courage |
Boast | speaking of yourself in superlatives |
Brag | an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade" |
Dramatise | add details to |
Dramatize | add details to |
Embellish | make more beautiful |
View All Hyponyms For Exaggerate
Exaggerate Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With E
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters