adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ɪɡˈzæ.d͡ʒəˌɹeɪ.tɪd/
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adj
Meaning 1
That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of exaggerate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
enlarged to an abnormal degree
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: magnified, enlarged
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
represented as greater than is true or reasonable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an exaggerated opinion of oneself
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: overdone, overstated
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bengali:
অতিরঞ্জিত
(otironjito)
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Bulgarian:
преувеличен
(preuveličen)
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Chinese Cantonese:
誇張 /夸张
(kwaa1 zoeng1)
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Chinese Mandarin:
誇張 /夸张
(kuāzhāng)
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Czech:
přehnaný
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Czech:
zveličený
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Danish:
overdreven
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Danish:
overdrevet
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Dutch:
overdreven
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Dutch:
overtrokken
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Esperanto:
troiga
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Finnish:
liioiteltu
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Galician:
esaxerado
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Galician:
exaxerado
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
German:
übertrieben
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Ancient Greek:
ὑπερβολικός
(huperbolikós)
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Hebrew:
מוגזם
(mugzám)
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Hebrew:
מנופח
(menupákh)
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Hindi:
अतिश्योक्तिपूर्ण
(atiśyoktipūrṇ)
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Hungarian:
túlzó
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Hungarian:
túlzott
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Irish:
áiféiseach
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Irish:
gáifeach
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Irish:
áibhéalach
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Italian:
esagerato
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Japanese:
誇張された
(kochō-sareta)
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Latin:
suprālātus
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Norwegian Bokmål:
overdreven
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Norwegian Nynorsk:
overdriven
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Persian:
اگزژره
(egzažere)
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Portuguese:
exagerado
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Romanian:
exagerat
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Russian:
преувели́ченный
(preuvelíčennyj)
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Russian:
чрезме́рный
(črezmérnyj)
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Spanish:
exagerado
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Swedish:
överdriven
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Tagalog:
eksaherado
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Turkish:
abartı
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Turkish:
abartılı
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Turkish:
şişirme
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Turkish:
aşırı
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Turkish:
mübalağalı
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Ukrainian:
перебі́льшений
(perebílʹšenyj)
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
Ukrainian:
гіперболізо́ваний
(hiperbolizóvanyj)
— that has been described as greater than it actually is
