Definition of exaggerate

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• exaggerate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 19
• exaggerate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 19
• exaggerate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 21

Definition of exaggerate

• do something to an excessive degree (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. overdo
• to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth (verb)

  Examples

  1. tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery

  Synonyms

  1. amplify
  2. hyperbolise
  3. hyperbolize
  4. magnify
  5. overdraw
  6. overstate

See definition of exaggerate in Merriam Webster