exaggerated

ex-ag-ger-at-ed · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Enlarged or altered beyond normal proportions; overstated.

  2. 2.

    Done in an excessive or overly emphatic manner.

  3. 3.

    Past tense and past participle of exaggerate.

Related words

Antonyms: moderate, restrained, understated
See also: exaggerate, exaggeration, inflated, overstated
Synonyms: embellished, excessive, inflated, overblown, overstated

Etymology

Past participle of "exaggerate," from Latin "exaggerare" (to heap up, amplify).