hyperbolize

Synonyms:

amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, magnify, overdraw, overstate

Antonyms:

downplay, minimise, minimize, understate

represent as less significant or important

Types:

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overemphasise, overemphasize, overstress

place special or excessive emphasis on

blow, bluster, boast, brag, gas, gasconade, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt

show off

aggrandise, aggrandize, blow up, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, lard, pad

add details to

glorify

cause to seem more splendid

puff

speak in a blustering or scornful manner

crow, gloat, triumph

dwell on with satisfaction

Type of:

misinform, mislead

give false or misleading information to