English noun: exaggeration | |||
1. | exaggeration (communication) extravagant exaggeration | ||
Synonyms | hyperbole | ||
Broader (hypernym) | figure, figure of speech, image, trope | ||
2. | exaggeration (act) the act of making something more noticeable than usual | ||
Samples | The dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | increase, step-up | ||
3. | exaggeration (communication) making to seem more important than it really is | ||
Synonyms | magnification, overstatement | ||
Broader (hypernym) | deceit, deception, misrepresentation | ||
Antonyms | understatement | ||