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exaggeration

/ɪɡzˌædʒɝˈeɪʃʌn/noun5 syllables

Exaggeration means: making to seem more important than it really is.

Synonyms for exaggeration3

noun, as in making to seem more important than it really is

overstatement, magnification

noun, as in extravagant exaggeration

hyperbole

What does exaggeration mean?3

noun

1

making to seem more important than it really is

2

extravagant exaggeration

3

the act of making something more noticeable than usual“the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with exaggeration?60

two syllables

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All 60 rhymes for exaggeration, grouped by syllable

Exaggeration in a sentence

  • It is no exaggeration to say that he is a first-rate writer.CM
  • It is no exaggeration to say that he is a genius.CM
  • It is no exaggeration to call him a genius.CM
  • It is no exaggeration to say that she is an angel.al_ex_an_der
  • There is rarely a more beautiful exaggeration in the world than gratitude.charlotte13
  • It's not an exaggeration to state that he is a genius.AlanF_US
  • It's no exaggeration to say that he's a prodigy.AlanF_US
  • It is no exaggeration to say that we are living in dangerous times.mailohilohi

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Forms of exaggeration

as a noun

plural
exaggerations