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exaggerated

(ɪgzædʒəreɪtɪd)
adjective
Something that is exaggerated is or seems larger, better, worse, or more important than it actually needs to be.
They should be sceptical of exaggerated claims for what such courses can achieve.
Western fears, he insists, are greatly exaggerated.
Synonyms: overstated, extreme, excessive, over the top [informal] More Synonyms of exaggerated
exaggeratedly adverb [ADVERB adjective/-ed, ADVERB after verb]
...an exaggeratedly feminine appearance.
She laughed exaggeratedly at their jokes.

exaggerated in British English

(ɪɡˈzædʒəˌreɪtɪd)
adjective
1. 
unduly or excessively magnified; enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
2.  pathology
abnormally enlarged
an exaggerated spleen
Derived forms
exaggeratedly (exˈaggerˌatedly)
adverb

Examples of 'exaggerated' in a sentence
exaggerated

Everything she knew, or thought she had known, was second-hand, probably exaggerated, useless to her now.
Forrest, Roberta WHEN THE APRICOTS BLOOM (2001)
The driver was asking, with exaggerated indifference, about Americans.
Thomas, Craig THE LAST RAVEN (2001)
He drove with the exaggerated care of a man undergoing a driving test.
Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)

In other languages
exaggerated

British English: exaggerated ADJECTIVE
Something that is exaggerated is or seems larger, better, worse, or more important than it actually needs to be.
They should be sceptical of exaggerated claims for what such courses can achieve.
  • American English: exaggerated
  • Brazilian Portuguese: exagerado
  • Chinese: 夸大了的
  • European Spanish: exagerado
  • French: exagéré
  • German: übertrieben
  • Italian: esagerato
  • Japanese: 大げさな
  • Korean: 과장된
  • European Portuguese: exagerado
  • Latin American Spanish: exagerado

(adjective) 
Be sceptical of exaggerated claims for what these products can do.
Synonyms
overstated
extreme
his extreme political views
excessive
The length of the prison sentence was excessive considering the nature of the crime.
over the top (informal)
inflated
They had an inflated idea of how good they were.
extravagant
I was extravagant in my admiration of them.
overdone
In fact, all the panic about the drought in Britain was overdone.
tall (informal)
a tall story
amplified
hyped
pretentious
He talked a lot of pretentious twaddle about modern art.
exalted (informal)
He has an exalted idea of his own importance.
overestimated
overblown
The reporting of the story was fair, though a little overblown.
fulsome
They have been fulsome in their praise.
hyperbolic
This kind of hyperbolic writing does him no favours.
highly coloured
O.T.T. (slang)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of exalted
He has an exalted idea of his own importance.
Synonyms
inflated,
excessive,
exaggerated,
elevated,
pretentious,
overblown
in the sense of excessive
The length of the prison sentence was excessive considering the nature of the crime.
Synonyms
immoderate,
too much,
enormous,
extreme,
exaggerated,
over the top (slang),
extravagant,
needless,
unreasonable,
disproportionate,
undue,
uncontrolled,
superfluous,
prodigal,
unrestrained,
profligate,
inordinate,
fulsome,
intemperate,
unconscionable,
overmuch,
O.T.T. (slang)
in the sense of extravagant
Definition
(of behaviour or gestures) extreme, esp. in order to make a particular impression
I was extravagant in my admiration of them.
Synonyms
excessive,
exaggerated,
outrageous,
wild,
fantastic,
absurd,
foolish,
over the top (slang),
unreasonable,
preposterous,
fanciful,
unrestrained,
inordinate,
outré,
immoderate,
O.T.T. (slang)

Synonyms of 'exaggerated'

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