exaggeration

Synonyms: aggrandizement amplification baloney boasting caricature coloring crock elaboration embroidery emphasis enlargement exaltation excess extravagance fabrication falsehood fancy fantasy figure of speech fish story flight of fancy hogwash hyperbole inflation jazz line magnification misjudgment misrepresentation overemphasis overestimation pretension pretentiousness rant romance stretch tall story untruth whopper yarn

Antonyms: minimization reduction understatement unembellishment