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That has been described as greater or better than it actually is
“Such people tend to emphasize the separate status of their religion and attach an exaggerated importance to dress or behavior.”
Embellished to the point of being false or untrue
“Miller earned a tidy sum for his inaccurate reportage from the Klondike, and perhaps as much for his subsequent exaggerated recounting of his adventures on vaudeville and lecture stages.”
Presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms
Exaggerated and excessively dramatic
Showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms
Not sensible or restrained
Not genuinely meaning what has been expressed
Having become or been made larger
Intended to impress in a showy manner
Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field
Gonzo or biased
Unnatural, artificial or fake in nature
Exaggerated
Idealistic, especially to the point of being unrealistic
Sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious
Willing, or inclined, to take chances or risks
(of a statement) Taking no account of particular cases or exceptions
Exalted
Sickly-sweet
(of colour) Dark and highly saturated
Of the highest quality
Characterized by extreme force, degree, or strength
Using or characterized by irony
Creating needless worry or panic
To have intensified
To have expressed in greater detail
Past tense for to describe or express in too exaggerated terms
“He was apt to exaggerate any aches and pains.”
Past tense for to express or describe in exaggerated terms
Past tense for to make great or greater in status or value
Past tense for to tell an untruth or falsehood
Past tense for to (excessively) boast about one's accomplishments, qualities, or possessions
Past tense for to make a burlesque parody of
Past tense for to react too much or too intensely
Past tense for to regard something as special or ideal, especially unjustifiably
Past tense for stretch the truth
Past tense for to interpret erroneously, to understand incorrectly
Past tense for to give greater praise than due
Past tense for to make a false show or pretence of
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