- 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Misinform | give false or misleading information to |
| Mislead | give false or misleading information to |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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

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