MAGNIFY Synonyms: 155 Similar and Opposite Words

magnify

verb

ˈmag-nə-ˌfī

Definition of magnify

as in to exaggerate

to add to the interest of by including made-up details there's no need to magnify the events of your trip in order to make it seem impressive

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as in to elevate

to assign a high status or value to his newfound fame as an actor has finally magnified him in the eyes of his perennially doubting family

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as in to intensify

to make markedly greater in measure or degree the movie's sound effects magnify every crash and boom in the action scenes

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as in to celebrate

to proclaim the glory of imposing cathedrals that were built to magnify the Lord and to inspire awe in worshippers

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Recent Examples of magnify The Seahawks are considerably more dangerous at home than on the road, a distinction that becomes magnified in January. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 While technology can magnify a single sense, navigating real complexity demands all five. — David Farbman, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 The gap is magnified in 13 other states, where raw milk can be sold only as pet food, but regulators know people are still drinking it. — CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 The enormous cluster acts as a gravitational lens, bending and magnifying light from objects behind it. — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for magnify

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Verb

But to imply that a world-class athlete is exaggerating an injury to preserve his reputation is a staggering lapse in judgment.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly framed settler violence in the West Bank as the work of a few dozen fringe youths and said its scale has been exaggerated.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of exaggerate

Verb

That production is the wrinkle that elevates Seventhirty’s lyrics from modern dating podcast material to pure melodrama.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
The guides elevate the safari experience by representing different places and people of Namibia, from the coastal cities of Swakopmund and Walvis Bay to the Himba in the far north-west and the Khwe Bushmen of the north-east.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of elevate

Verb

For the last five decades, the CZMA has been celebrated as a bipartisan co-management framework that gave coastal and Great Lakes states the power to review and object to federal projects that affect their shorelines.

— Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
In her new role, Danielle will help celebrate her aunt's life and accomplishments while offering a personal perspective on the woman behind the music, according to a press release announcing the appointment.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of celebrate

Verb

Throughout history, some were commissioned to enhance the interiors with their signature flair while others bartered their artwork for breaks on daily rates and others simply just thrived off the scene.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
Each picture mode offers essentially the same rich set of options, except for AI-enhanced, which locks you out of some settings (including local contrast and color tuner), presumably because the AI logic is handling those.

— M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of enhance

Verb

Chater doesn’t disagree, particularly as promoting the album has prompted more conversations about the subject.

— Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2026
Abe Flores, deputy director of Create CA, a nonprofit advocacy group that promotes arts education for California students, said the challenges SCUSD cited were not unique to the district.

— Chaewon Chung Updated October 21, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of promote

Verb

Against a largely black palette, flashes of alarm red and bubblegum pink heightened the collection’s apocalyptic ethos.

— Livia Caligor, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
As with his previous films, Iñárritu tells his story using scenes out of order so that the pieces fall together in a jagged form that heightens the tension.

— Ray Bennett, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of heighten

Verb

So far, his scheming hasn’t been all that productive, and with Saeed inching into the case, Johnny is more likely to get benched with Molly, who’s mostly there to say lines of expository dialogue, bless her.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
And while he’s been blessed by natural talent and physicality, his rise through the system has been a journey of sacrifice and education.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

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