exaggerate

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