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Exaggerate is an English word with synonyms like overstate or make. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Exaggerate | Exaggerated | Exaggerates | Exaggeratedly

Exaggerate meaning

To overstate, to describe more than the fact.

Synonyms of Exaggerate

overstate make overdo understate mislead misinform amplify magnify hyerbolise hyperbolize overdraw do

Related words

Other words often associated with Exaggerate or its synonyms:

inform enlarge increase create change hit direct minimise expand party get represent

Using Exaggerate

  • The main meaning on this page is: To overstate, to describe more than the fact.
  • Useful related words include: overstate, make, overdo, understate.
  • In the example corpus, exaggerate often appears in combinations such as: to exaggerate, exaggerate the, exaggerate and.

Context around Exaggerate

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

allies 1× unintentionally 1× alone 1× forces 1×

Often after:

distort 1× sinus 1× instead 1×

Sentence patterns with Exaggerate

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

africans over exaggerate 1× campaigns often exaggerate the risks 1× conspired to exaggerate his wealth 1× did not exaggerate at all 1× did not exaggerate when they 1× don t exaggerate to help 1× hard to exaggerate 1× if we exaggerate what they 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a spokesperson for 1× biden also warned 1× externally the damage 1× i dont have 1× instead of feeling 1× it is important 1×

Common sentence endings:

africans over exaggerate 1× amplify their impact 1× beasts and snakes 1× certainty about wages 1× during the arrest 1× exaggerate at all 1×

Words around Exaggerate

Just before it in the word index:

exaflop 2 exactus 2 exacts 13 exactness 8 exactlywhat 25 exactly 7.913

Just after it in the word index:

exaggerated 437 exaggeratedly 2 exaggerates 24 exaggerating 94 exaggeration 160 exaggerations 37

Similar in corpus frequency:

aac 105 abdallah 105 abdication 105 acoustics 105 adequacy 105 aladdin 105

Corpus analysis for Exaggerate

  • In this selection, "exaggerate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, allies, unintentionally, alone, distort, sinus and instead stand out and add context to how "exaggerate" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include africans over exaggerate and campaigns often exaggerate the risks. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "exaggerate" sits close to words such as aac, abdallah and abdication, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with exaggerate

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

You exaggerate my influence. (4 words)

Sales volumes alone exaggerate the decline. (6 words)

He did not exaggerate at all. (6 words)

Longer example sentences

It should be remembered that Schiff is known for coming up with small timeframe windows as per his liking to highlight Bitcoin’s weaknesses and exaggerate the performance of assets he supports, most notably gold. (35 words)

Ms James’s lawsuit alleges that Donald Trump, his company and senior executives, including Eric and Donald Jr, conspired to exaggerate his wealth by billions of dollars on his financial statements. (31 words)

Biden also warned that some allies exaggerate the threat of Russia and China forming an alliance, noting that China has not provided weapons to Russia for use against Ukraine. (29 words)

Example sentences (20)

A spokesperson for Yoon’s office told reporters that “if there are forces trying to exaggerate this incident ahead of the South Korea-U.

Biden also warned that some allies exaggerate the threat of Russia and China forming an alliance, noting that China has not provided weapons to Russia for use against Ukraine.

Externally, the damage to Western interests is hard to exaggerate.

I dont have to be a European to see that Africans over exaggerate…….

Most organizations, whether intentionally or unintentionally, exaggerate, distort and spin various facts to support their point of view.

Ms James’s lawsuit alleges that Donald Trump, his company and senior executives, including Eric and Donald Jr, conspired to exaggerate his wealth by billions of dollars on his financial statements.

People of Southern Song did not exaggerate when they made the following statement: Cantonese people eat everything from poultry to beasts and snakes.

Sales volumes alone exaggerate the decline.

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The lavender is subtle as not to exaggerate sinus and allergy issues (at least for me).

This is all before the Trump forces exaggerate and inflame the context and circumstances and thus amplify their impact.

When the embarrassing truth gets too big to sweep under the rug, the Russian state switches its tactics and tries to exaggerate instead of minimalising.

You exaggerate my influence.

It is important not to exaggerate and increase forces to dimensions the State of Israel cannot sustain without intolerable financial cost.

It should be remembered that Schiff is known for coming up with small timeframe windows as per his liking to highlight Bitcoin’s weaknesses and exaggerate the performance of assets he supports, most notably gold.

Martin also added that he and his team would justify using force against a person “if we exaggerate what they did” during the arrest.

My point is that we're not going to wait - just to exaggerate - a whole year to have absolute certainty about wages.

Their campaigns often exaggerate the risks of eco-friendly choices while ignoring the risks we face from the status quo.

There are government surveys…Their friends in the media will also exaggerate the numbers.

He did not exaggerate at all.

Instead of feeling powerless, evaluate what you know to be true in this moment — and don’t exaggerate — to help ground you.

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Common combinations with exaggerate

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "exaggerate" in a sentence?
An example: "A spokesperson for Yoon’s office told reporters that “if there are forces trying to exaggerate this incident ahead of the South Korea-U." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "exaggerate" from authentic English texts.
What does "exaggerate" mean?
Exaggerate means: To overstate, to describe more than the fact.
What are synonyms of "exaggerate"?
Common synonyms of "exaggerate" include: overstate, make, overdo, understate, mislead, misinform, amplify, magnify. Plus 4 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "exaggerate" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "exaggerate", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.