What is "exaggerated" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does exaggerated mean in English? Meaning of exaggerated definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "exaggerated" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "exaggerated": represented as greater than is true or reasonable

Adjective

  • Meaning: represented as greater than is true or reasonable
  • Example: an exaggerated opinion of oneself
  • Synonyms: exaggerated overdone overstated
  • Similar: immoderate
  • Meaning of "exaggerated": enlarged to an abnormal degree

    Adjective

  • Meaning: enlarged to an abnormal degree
  • Example: thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes
  • Synonyms: enlarged exaggerated magnified
  • Similar: increased
  • Adjective: That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.
  • Synonyms:

    farfetched, abstract, overblown, preposterous, melodramatic, pretentious, extravagant, distorted, excessive, inflated, unrealistic, overwrought, exalted, strained, overdone, steep, artificial, fabulous, fantastic, histrionic, impossible, sensational, spectacular, tall, too much, schmaltzy, false, hyperbolic, fabricated, stylized, magnified, bouncing, embroidered, amplified, overestimated, a bit thick, caricatural, hammy, highly colored, out of proportion, overkill, too-too,

    Antonyms:

    believable, factual, real, sensible, realistic, actual, straight, reasonable, calm, moderate, depreciated, minimized, played down, reduced, understated, unembellished, unexaggerated,

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    exaggerated in English: exaggerated
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