EXAGGERATIONS Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

exaggerations

noun

plural of exaggeration

as in caricatures

the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts their exaggeration was such that a rainstorm became a hurricane

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Recent Examples of exaggerations The Republican president claims historic levels of foreign investment that are a mix of exaggerations and wishful thinking. — Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Staffers for major political figures have puzzled over the content, and are growing concerned about the rise of a new wave of videos with errors, exaggerations, misleading comments, and a tone that can be downright weird. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Distracting from real issues These conspiracy theories are more than exaggerations for a broader audience. — Aaron Coy Moulton, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026 Art to me is a way to find beauty behind the lies and exaggerations. — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 But the fastest swimming speed claims are almost certainly indefensible exaggerations. — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026 Historians, strategists, and analysts are brought in to give some context, particularly for the question of how much these impressions influence voters — do these performances merge with their targets’ public personas, turning comic exaggerations into liabilities? — Jason Bailey, Vulture, 27 May 2026 Williams, of course, worked at NBC for nearly three decades, including an 11-year run at NBC Nightly News that ended 2015 after exaggerations and falsehoods were found in some of his reporting, including reports from Iraq, and from New Orleans after it had been ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026 The lurch from declaring fears about Iran to be mere media exaggerations to invoking imminent threat, from demanding the Nobel Peace Prize to luxuriating in lethality, is the essence of the autocrat’s monopoly on unpredictability. — Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026

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Noun

As is the case with most election cycles, the claims and counterclaims about the ballot measures being voted on in California this time around are largely based on caricatures of the measures themselves.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
But Iñárritu’s caricatures become people in a way Kubrick’s don’t; as the bewildered President, for example, John Goodman is simultaneously grounded and theatrical in his presentation, recalling his best work with the Coen brothers.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of caricatures

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For spring 2027, the 15-year-old brand was inspired by the sea, informing bright pastel color palette and distinctive textured sequin embroideries.

— Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Her scrolled embroideries have since been described as tirades, rants, and screeds—no horses or cables, just the language pummeling the eye.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026

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The sentencing has been delayed twice, following disagreements from the defense and prosecution about potential sentencing enhancements.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026
And her campaign is being overseen by political consultant Jeff Millman, who worked on the Measure HLA push that would enforce bike lanes, bus lanes and pedestrian enhancements.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

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