Usually means: Making something seem larger, overstated.
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We found 11 dictionaries that define the word Exaggeratory:

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  1. exaggeratory: Merriam-Webster
  2. exaggeratory: Collins English Dictionary
  3. exaggeratory: Wordnik
  4. exaggeratory: Wiktionary
  5. Exaggeratory, exaggeratory: Dictionary.com
  6. Exaggeratory: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  7. exaggeratory: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  8. Exaggeratory: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  9. exaggeratory: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  10. exaggeratory: FreeDictionary.org
  11. Exaggeratory: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adjective:  exaggerative

Similar:
exaggerable, hyperbolic, dramatic, overinflated, overexuberant, overweening, over-egged, overdone, overextravagant, overdramatic, more...

Opposite:
understated, subdued, restrained, conservative

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Similar:
exaggerable, hyperbolic, dramatic, overinflated, overexuberant, overweening, over-egged, overdone, overextravagant, overdramatic, more...

Opposite:
understated, subdued, restrained, conservative



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