| Main Entry: | exaggerate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | overstate, embellish |
Synonyms: |
amplify, blow out of proportion, boast, boost, brag, build up, caricature, color, cook up, corrupt, distort, embroider, emphasize, enlarge, exalt, expand, fabricate, falsify, fudge, go to extremes, heighten, hike, hyperbolize, inflate, intensify, lay it on thick, lie, loud talk, magnify, make too much of, misquote, misreport, misrepresent, overdo, overdraw, overemphasize, overestimate, pad, pretty up, puff, put on, pyramid, romance, romanticize, scam, stretch, up* |
Antonyms: |
depreciate, minimize, play down, reduce, understate |
| Main Entry: | misrepresent/misquote |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lie, distort |
Synonyms: |
adulterate, angle, beard, belie, build up, cloak, color, con, confuse, cover up, disguise, distort, dress, embellish, embroider, equivocate, exaggerate, falsify, garble, give snow job, mangle, mask, miscolor, misinterpret, misreport, misstate, overdraw, overstate, palter, pervert, phony up, pirate*, prevaricate, promote, puff, skew, slant, snow*, spread it on, stretch, take out of context, throw a curve, trump up, twist, warp |
Antonyms: |
be forthright, be honest, explain |
| Main Entry: | overstate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | exaggerate |
Synonyms: |
amplify, blow out of proportion, boast, boost, brag, build up, embellish, embroider, emphasize, enlarge, exalt, expand, fabricate, fudge, heighten, hike, inflate, lay it on thick, lie, magnify, misquote, misreport, misrepresent, overdo, overemphasize, overestimate, pad, play up, puff |
| Main Entry: | misrepresent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lie |
Synonyms: |
adulterate, angle, beard, belie, blarney, blow smoke, build up, cheese, cloak, color, con, confuse, cover up, disguise, distort, dress, embellish, embroider, equivocate, exaggerate, falsify, garble, mangle, mask, miscolor, misinterpret, misreport, misstate, overdraw, overstate, palter, pervert, phony up, pirate, prevaricate, promote, puff, skew, slant, snow, stretch, trump up, twist, warp |