exaggerates
exaggerates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of exaggerate.
Meaning of exaggerate
Verb
exaggerate (third-person singular simple present exaggerates, present participle exaggerating, simple past and past participle exaggerated)
- To overstate, to describe more than the fact.
- I've told you a billion times not to exaggerate!
- Synonyms:
- big up, overexaggerate, overstate, hyperbolize, stretch, overcharge, cut it fat, overdo, overemphasize, play up
- Antonyms:
- belittle, downplay, understate, trivialize
Questions about exaggerates
- What is exaggerates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Exaggerates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of exaggerate.
Words near exaggerates in the dictionary
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