EXAGGERATION Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

exaggeration

noun

ig-ˌza-jə-ˈrā-shən

as in caricature

the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts their exaggeration was such that a rainstorm became a hurricane

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Recent Examples of exaggeration That’s not much of an exaggeration, as Yorkville found out Tuesday night. —

Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026 Hite rarely entertained the possibility that people might be answering her questionnaire on a particularly bad day, or that anonymity might encourage exaggeration. —

Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 Rumors exploded across social media − claims of landmarks burning, wholesale chaos and breathless exaggeration. —

Michael McCarter, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026 Okay, that may be an exaggeration. —

Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exaggeration

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Noun

Holtz in his later years became something of a caricature, like an actor who leans into the over-the-top quirks of his role.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
Barbara isn’t a caricature but a deeply human portrait of a woman whose worldview swings wildly between moral superiority and intense self-doubt, both extremes that foreclose human connection.

— Isle McElroy, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026