'Exaggerated' definitions:
Definition of 'exaggerated'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself" [syn: exaggerated, overdone, overstated]
adjective
Definition of 'Exaggerated'
From: GCIDE
- Exaggerate \Ex*ag"ger*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exaggerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Exaggerating . ] [L. exaggeratus, p. p. of exaggerare to heap up; ex out + aggerare to heap up, fr. agger heap, aggerere to bring to; ad to + gerere to bear. See Jest. ]
- 1. To heap up; to accumulate. [Obs.] "Earth exaggerated upon them [oaks and firs]." --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To amplify; to magnify; to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; to delineate extravagantly; to overstate the truth concerning. [1913 Webster]
- A friend exaggerates a man's virtues. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Exaggerated'
From: GCIDE
- Exaggerated \Ex*ag"ger*a`ted\, a. Enlarged beyond bounds or the truth. -- {Ex*ag"ger*a`ted*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'exaggerated'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a bit much,
- abandoned,
- aggrandized,
- amplified,
- ballyhooed,
- boundless,
- disproportionate,
- egregious,
- enormous,
- excessive,
- exorbitant,
- extravagant,
- extreme,
- fabulous,
- fancy,
- gigantic,
- gluttonous,
- grandiloquent,
- high,
- high-flown,
- hyperbolic,
- hypertrophied,
- immoderate,
- incontinent,
- inflated,
- inordinate,
- intemperate,
- magnified,
- monstrous,
- out of bounds,
- out of sight,
- outrageous,
- overbig,
- overdeveloped,
- overdone,
- overdrawn,
- overemphasized,
- overemphatic,
- overestimated,
- overgreat,
- overgrown,
- overlarge,
- overmuch,
- overpraised,
- overrated,
- oversold,
- overstated,
- overstressed,
- overvalued,
- overweening,
- overwrought,
- prodigal,
- profuse,
- puffed,
- puffed up,
- steep,
- stiff,
- stretched,
- superlative,
- too much,
- touted,
- unbridled,
- unconscionable,
- undue,
- unreasonable,
- unrestrained