exaggerated
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: overstated, embellished
Synonyms:
a bit thick
abstract
amplified
artificial
bouncing
caricatural
distorted
embroidered
exalted
excessive
extravagant
fabricated
fabulous
false
fantastic
farfetched
hammy
highly colored
histrionic
hyperbolic
impossible
inflated
magnified
melodramatic
out of proportion
overblown
overdone
overestimated
overkill
overwrought
preposterous
pretentious
schmaltzy
sensational
spectacular
steep
strained
stylized
tall
too much
too-too
unrealistic
Antonyms:
depreciated
minimized
played down
reduced
understated
unembellished
unexaggerated
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