Associations to the word «Exaggeration»
Noun
- Caricature
- Distortion
- Extravagance
- Falsehood
- Fabrication
- Ridicule
- Allowance
- Chronicler
- Sarcasm
- Satire
- Balzac
- Christendom
- Propensity
- Tendency
- Assertion
- Flattery
- Peculiarity
- Coloring
- Stereotype
- Parody
- Moderation
- Humor
- Truth
- Statement
- Twain
- Atrocity
- Absurdity
- Deceit
- Humour
- Englishmen
- Herodotus
- Eloquence
- Conceit
- Accusation
- Fable
- Portrayal
- Fondness
- Realism
- Devise
- Imagination
- Oriental
- Estimate
- Ferocity
- Sentiment
- Fancy
- Repetition
- Chivalry
- Delusion
Adjective
- Gross
- Rhetorical
- Grotesque
- Humorous
- Exaggerated
- Prone
- Marvellous
- Poetical
- Extravagant
- Misleading
- Slight
- Inaccurate
- Intentional
- Dickens
- Morbid
- Fanciful
- Sentimental
- Deliberate
- Satirical
- Absurd
- Undue
- Fictitious
- Say
- Imperfect
- Monstrous
- Distorted
- Amusing
- Glaring
- Poetic
- Excessive
- Hysterical
- Playful
- Habitual
- Realistic
- Ridiculous
- Biased
- Unnatural
- Fabulous
- Childish
- Vanity
- Sublime
Wiktionary
EXAGGERATION, noun. The act of heaping or piling up.
EXAGGERATION, noun. The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.
EXAGGERATION, noun. A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.
Dictionary definition
EXAGGERATION, noun. Extravagant exaggeration.
EXAGGERATION, noun. The act of making something more noticeable than usual; "the dance involved a deliberate exaggeration of his awkwardness".
EXAGGERATION, noun. Making to seem more important than it really is.
Wise words
Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say
"infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no
word left when you want to talk about something really
infinite.