exaggerated
adjective
ex·ag·ger·at·ed
ig-ˈza-jə-ˌrā-təd 
1
: excessively or inappropriately heightened, inflated, or overstated
exaggerated fears
a wildly exaggerated story
As students go from one disconnected course to the next, they tend to form a highly exaggerated idea of the differences between teachers and subjects.—
Gerald Graff
Gerald Graff2
: enlarged or increased beyond the normal : greater than normal
… many people have an unusual or exaggerated response to a drug, but they are not necessarily allergic to the drug.—Paul D. Buisseret
Paul D. Buisseret
exaggeratedly
adverb
… my own view of the art of architecture—a view that many people (including many architects) would perhaps consider an exaggeratedly lofty one.
—Brendan Gill
Brendan Gill
Koenig's movements were brisk, exaggeratedly optimistic.
—Nick Paumgarten
Nick Paumgarten
exaggeratedness
noun
… we often do not respond to exaggeration by simply pointing out its exaggeratedness …
—Julie Kuhlken
Julie Kuhlken
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This retro-futuristic style comes to life in vivid Technicolor in the series, which feels like the video game come to life in the best way possible, full of exaggerated costumes, cartoonish violence and very big guns.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Berube, who plays Anne Boleyn, channels the pop persona of Avril Lavigne perfectly, right down to the punk rock buns and exaggerated eyeshadow.
—Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2024
In attacking the state’s environmental agenda, Trump frequently portrays California as a disaster zone, often in wildly exaggerated or invented tales.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Lack of verification, exaggerated claims by certain participants, and an inability to halt broader deforestation pressures, leading to substitution, have been some of the problems.
—Mark Le Dain, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Quick wit and a comfort with exaggerated physicality are trademarks of both performances, which excel on the comedic level and struggle more during the dramatic turns.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024
While a bit exaggerated, this does explain a situation in which wages are being obliterated in real terms as the peso-dollar exchange rate remains contained.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The account where the claim originated, NFC North News, regularly posts false or exaggerated claims related to the NFL.
—USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
Perhaps this is nothing more than a convenient, and exaggerated, narrative; some sort of revisionist history meant to spin some parts of the last week’s events as a potential positive in the long run.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Berube, who plays Anne Boleyn, channels the pop persona of Avril Lavigne perfectly, right down to the punk rock buns and exaggerated eyeshadow.
—Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2024
In attacking the state’s environmental agenda, Trump frequently portrays California as a disaster zone, often in wildly exaggerated or invented tales.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Lack of verification, exaggerated claims by certain participants, and an inability to halt broader deforestation pressures, leading to substitution, have been some of the problems.
—Mark Le Dain, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Quick wit and a comfort with exaggerated physicality are trademarks of both performances, which excel on the comedic level and struggle more during the dramatic turns.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024
While a bit exaggerated, this does explain a situation in which wages are being obliterated in real terms as the peso-dollar exchange rate remains contained.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
The account where the claim originated, NFC North News, regularly posts false or exaggerated claims related to the NFL.
—USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
Perhaps this is nothing more than a convenient, and exaggerated, narrative; some sort of revisionist history meant to spin some parts of the last week’s events as a potential positive in the long run.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
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