exaggerated
adjective
ex·ag·ger·at·ed
ig-ˈza-jə-ˌrā-təd 
1
: excessively or inappropriately heightened, inflated, or overstated
exaggerated fears
a wildly exaggerated story
As students go from one disconnected course to the next, they tend to form a highly exaggerated idea of the differences between teachers and subjects.—
Gerald Graff
Gerald Graff2
: enlarged or increased beyond the normal : greater than normal
… many people have an unusual or exaggerated response to a drug, but they are not necessarily allergic to the drug.—Paul D. Buisseret
Paul D. Buisseret
exaggeratedly
adverb
… my own view of the art of architecture—a view that many people (including many architects) would perhaps consider an exaggeratedly lofty one.
—Brendan Gill
Brendan Gill
Koenig's movements were brisk, exaggeratedly optimistic.
—Nick Paumgarten
Nick Paumgarten
exaggeratedness
noun
… we often do not respond to exaggeration by simply pointing out its exaggeratedness …
—Julie Kuhlken
Julie Kuhlken
Examples of exaggerated in a Sentence
loves the exaggerated emotions that are part and parcel of grand opera
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2025
Americans are very familiar with Trump’s exaggerated self-presentation: the carnival barker who leaps to superlatives.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2025
But that math isn’t adding up, according to researchers, who say the savings are exaggerated and don't account for roughly $400 million that was effectively wasted – not saved – by the DOGE team.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Top trends: This season has been all about rich and exaggerated textures.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exaggerated
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“Exaggerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exaggerated. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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