exaggerated

[ US /ɪɡˈzædʒɝˌeɪtəd, ɪɡˈzædʒɝˌeɪtɪd/ ]
[ UK /ɛɡzˈæd‍ʒəɹˌe‍ɪtɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. enlarged to an abnormal degree
    thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes
  2. represented as greater than is true or reasonable
    an exaggerated opinion of oneself
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How To Use exaggerated In A Sentence

  • Miles, the more successful, exaggerated the decorative qualities of his father's style to the point of mannerism.
  • The Communists vastly exaggerated their own Resistance role in order to attract postwar political support.
  • This rope feature and the lion paw feet, legs, and exaggerated acanthus leaves are very similar to the one at Glin.
  • The disparity seems further exaggerated by the size and blackness of the soldier's hat.
  • Western fears, he insists, are greatly exaggerated.
  • Soon the guard - about half a dozen soldiers and NCOs in all - marched out with an extremely rapid step and exaggerated movements; they came to a halt with a massive goose-step.
  • There was rhythmic propulsion and vigor in the fast sections, yet the quartet never exaggerated the music's pulse.
  • The newspapers exaggerated the whole affair wildly.
  • Clad in a rollneck and forever gently clasping a glass of red wine, Lucont represents all the jokes and illusions we have about the French taken to an exaggerated and absurd level. This week's new comedy
  • In much of today's Western culture, virtuousness is primarily associated with exaggerated propriety, but in past centuries virtue was of immense importance as a pivotal principle of religious, ethical and political thought.
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