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Meanings of
exaggerated
in English
Represented as greater than is true or reasonable.
overdone
overstated
Related terms
immoderate
Enlarged to an abnormal degree.
enlarged
magnified
Related terms
increased
Synonyms
Examples for "
overdone
"
overdone
overstated
Examples for "
overdone
"
1
Of course, the Kissinger thing might be a bit
overdone
these days.
2
Market participants said the drop after the previous day's auction was
overdone
.
3
Nevertheless, another interpretation is that concerns about Fed-inspired funding crunch are
overdone
.
4
The way he smelled, something faintly spicy and expensive, definitely not
overdone
.
5
The pupils at the Villa Camellia were not
overdone
with public meetings.
1
However, the importance of having a working tax service cannot be
overstated
.
2
While some state exchanges have experienced these problems, that criticism is
overstated
.
3
Charges include six years of
overstated
profit and various writedowns, they say.
4
Dr Koloamatangi said the importance of the vote could not be
overstated
.
5
Allergan spurned their advance, saying the Canadian company had
overstated
possible savings.
Inflated.
inflated
hyperbolic
Usage of
exaggerated
in English
1
Several experts said the new rating
exaggerated
the severity of the crisis.
2
His apocalyptic warnings of disasters to come were often
exaggerated
for effect.
3
Some analysts said their potential to affect oil prices may be
exaggerated
.
4
Natural grumbling among the troops was repeated and
exaggerated
in the North.
5
A natural expert in hyperbole, he had not
exaggerated
in the least.
6
The characteristics of each of the Relatives is
exaggerated
in the extreme.
7
The pope's statement also had been
exaggerated
by the media, he said.
8
But the characteristics of the elder man are
exaggerated
in the younger.
9
The tidings, bad in themselves, were greatly
exaggerated
in the British gazettes.
10
A demise, as Mark Twain once said, can often be greatly
exaggerated
.
11
Jeffries was always in a row; and he always
exaggerated
its importance.
12
When the bad results eventually arrived, the impression of crisis was
exaggerated
.
13
The shortage of men in the German Army has evidently been
exaggerated
.
14
This
exaggerated
idea of the risks of the trip unfortunately spread abroad.
15
Successes are often
exaggerated
,
failures minimised and the public is rarely impressed.
16
That represents, in an
exaggerated
form, the ideal of the Western mind.
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exaggerated
Verb
Indicative · Past Indefinite
Adjective
Frequent collocations
exaggerated by
much exaggerated
greatly exaggerated
somewhat exaggerated
most exaggerated
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Exaggerated
through the time
Exaggerated
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
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