exaggerated
adjective
ex·ag·ger·at·ed
ig-ˈza-jə-ˌrā-təd 
1
: excessively or inappropriately heightened, inflated, or overstated
exaggerated fears
a wildly exaggerated story
As students go from one disconnected course to the next, they tend to form a highly exaggerated idea of the differences between teachers and subjects.—
Gerald Graff
Gerald Graff2
: enlarged or increased beyond the normal : greater than normal
… many people have an unusual or exaggerated response to a drug, but they are not necessarily allergic to the drug.—Paul D. Buisseret
Paul D. Buisseret
exaggeratedly
adverb
… my own view of the art of architecture—a view that many people (including many architects) would perhaps consider an exaggeratedly lofty one.
—Brendan Gill
Brendan Gill
Koenig's movements were brisk, exaggeratedly optimistic.
—Nick Paumgarten
Nick Paumgarten
exaggeratedness
noun
… we often do not respond to exaggeration by simply pointing out its exaggeratedness …
—Julie Kuhlken
Julie Kuhlken
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loves the exaggerated emotions that are part and parcel of grand opera
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Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
Jimmy Fairly’s exaggerated proportions and curved shield shapes feel perfectly aligned with that energy.
—Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 16 May 2026
The laws of this world are exaggerated in some cases, but these are real anecdotes, inspired by real women.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Of course, rumors of OPEC’s death have been greatly exaggerated, as Mark Twain once said.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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“Exaggerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exaggerated. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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