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Showing words for EXAGGERATE using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Exaggerate

exaggerate

8 Letter Words for Exaggerate

aggerate, eggeater

7 Letter Words for Exaggerate

aggrate, etagere, exarate, gateage, tearage

6 Letter Words for Exaggerate

aerage, aerate, aertex, agreat, agrege, axtree, eartag, eatage, ergate, etagre, gagate, garage, garget, gerate, graeae, gratae, greete, raggee, ragtag, reggae, taggee, tagger, tagrag, tarage

5 Letter Words for Exaggerate

agate, agete, agger, agree, arage, areae, arete, eager, eagre, eater, eggar, egger, egret, etage, exeat, exert, exter, extra, gagee, gager, gater, geare, gerea, grata, grate, great, greet, grege, greta, grete, ragee, ragga, reata, reate, reget, regex, retag, retax, tarea, targe, taxer, terga

4 Letter Words for Exaggerate

agar, agee, ager, aget, area, areg, aret, arte, atar, axer, eger, erat, exta, extg, gaea, gaet, gaga, gara, gare, garg, gart, gata, gate, gear, geat, geer, geet, gere, geta, grat, gree, gret, grex, raga, rage, ragg, rata, rate, reet, regt, rete, taar, tara, tare, taxa, tear, teer, tega, tegg, tera, trag, tree

3 Letter Words for Exaggerate

aer, aga, age, agr, agt, ara, are, arg, art, arx, ate, ear, eat, eeg, eer, egg, era, ere, erg, ert, eta, exr, ext, gag, gar, gat, gee, ger, get, ggr, gra, grx, gte, rag, rat, rax, rea, ree, reg, rex, rte, taa, tag, tar, tax, tea, tee, teg, ter, tex, tra, xat

Definitions for Exaggerate

[1] to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent disproportionately: to exaggerate the difficulties of a situation.
[2] to increase or enlarge abnormally: Those shoes exaggerate the size of my feet.
[3] to employ exaggeration, as in speech or writing: a person who is always exaggerating.
[4] to regard or represent as larger or greater, more important or more successful, etc, than is true
[5] (tr) to make greater, more noticeable, etc, than usual his new clothes exaggerated his awkwardness

Words related to Exaggerate

overdo, magnify, fabricate, distort, emphasize, inflate, misrepresent, heighten, falsify, amplify, overdraw, overestimate, overemphasize, pyramid, scam, color, corrupt, fudge, lie, caricature

Words nearby Exaggerate

exacting, exaction, exactitude, exactly, exacum, exaggerate, exaggerated, exaggeration, exaggerative, exahertz, exalt

Origin of Exaggerate

1525–35; < Latin exaggerātus (past participle of exaggerāre heap up), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + agger heap + -ātus -ate1

Other words from Exaggerate

ex·ag·ger·at·ing·ly , adverb
ex·ag·ger·a·tor , noun
non·ex·ag·ger·at·ing , adjective
o·ver·ex·ag·ger·ate , verb, o·ver·ex·ag·ger·at·ed, o·ver·ex·ag·ger·at·ing.
un·ex·ag·ger·at·ing , adjective

Word origin for Exaggerate

C16: from Latin exaggerāre to magnify, from aggerāre to heap, from agger heap

Synonyms for Exaggerate

amplify, distort, emphasize, fabricate, falsify, heighten, inflate, magnify, misrepresent, overdo, overdraw, overemphasize, overestimate, boast, boost, brag, caricature, color, corrupt, embroider, enlarge, exalt, expand, fudge, hike, hyperbolize, intensify, lie, misquote, pad, puff, pyramid, romance, romanticize, scam, stretch, up, blow out of proportion, build up, cook up, go to extremes, lay it on thick, loud talk, make too much of, misreport, pretty up, put on