"exaggerated" in the verb sense
1. overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
"tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
2. overdo, exaggerate
do something to an excessive degree
"He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"
"exaggerated" in the adjective sense
1. exaggerated, overdone, overstated
represented as greater than is true or reasonable
"an exaggerated opinion of oneself"
2. exaggerated, magnified, enlarged
enlarged to an abnormal degree
"thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes"
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