exaggerated

Thân thiện

The thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Enlarged or magnified beyond normal or reasonable limits: Describing something that has been made to seem larger, more important, better, or worse than it really is.
   • Overstated or overemphasized: Represented in a way that is not accurate or true to fact, often for dramatic effect.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • She gave an exaggerated sigh of relief. (Her sigh was much more dramatic than the situation warranted.)
  • The comedian's exaggerated gestures made everyone laugh. (His movements were intentionally over-the-top and not natural.)
  • He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance. (His opinion of his importance is not reasonable or true.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be exaggerated": to be described or represented as more extreme than is the case.
  • The risks were greatly exaggerated in the media report.
• "in an exaggerated manner": done with excessive or overstated action.
  • He bowed in an exaggerated manner to mock the formal ceremony.

Variants and Related Words

• Exaggerate (verb): To represent something as being larger, better, or worse than it really is.
  • It's easy to exaggerate the difficulties we faced.
• Exaggeration (noun): A statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is.
  • His story was full of exaggeration.
• Exaggeratedly (adverb): In an exaggerated way.
  • She reacted exaggeratedly to the small scratch.

Synonyms

• Overstated: Stated too strongly; exaggerated.
• Hyperbolic: Deliberately exaggerated for effect.
• Overblown: Made to seem more important or impressive than is justified.

Antonyms

• Understated: Presented or expressed in a subtle and effective way; not exaggerated.
• Minimized: Made to seem less important or severe than it is.
• Accurate: Correct in all details; exact, not exaggerated.

Related Phrases

• "to exaggerate for effect": to overstate something to create a specific impression or reaction.
  • The author exaggerates the character's flaws for comic effect.
• "grossly exaggerated": extremely or blatantly overstated.
  • The claim that the product is a miracle cure is grossly exaggerated.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. enlarged to an abnormal degree
   • thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes
2. represented as greater than is true or reasonable
   • an exaggerated opinion of oneself

Từ đồng nghĩa

• magnified
• enlarged
• overdone
• overstated