In proper context, for example
" There were like, a million of them!" he exaggerated. It has to be exaggerated not
exaggerate though
Exaggerate is used to overstate or embellish something, while said is a simple way to indicate who is speaking. For example, "she exaggerated that she had a million things to do" can't be replaced with "she said that she had a million things to do" as it changes the meaning.
To use an action verb for "said," you can replace it with more descriptive verbs that convey how the speech was delivered. For example, you could use "shouted," "whispered," "muttered," or "yelled" instead of just "said." This adds more detail and helps to paint a clearer picture of how the words were spoken.
She tends to exaggerate her accomplishments to make herself seem more impressive.
Some alternatives to "said" include: stated, declared, mentioned, replied, and exclaimed.
The root word of "exaggerate" is "aggerare," which comes from the Latin word "adgerare" meaning "to heap up" or "to increase."
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Nobody trusted Susan as she always tended to exaggerate anything she said. It is a natural tendency of every fisherman to exaggerate the size of his catch. The media like to exaggerate the truth, it helps them sell newspapers.
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A desert has less than 10 inches of rainfall in a year. In tropical Belize (Yes, I exaggerate) they get 10 inches of rainfall in about 30 minutes ! (As I said I exaggerate !) But no, there aere no deserts in Belize.
You exaggerate = Exageras
Allow and admit is what it said in the thesaurus.
It was "or" he said, not "and".Or another version - "It was or", he said, "not and".Instead of the bold letters you could use ', but it looks a bit messier -"It was 'or'", he said, "not 'and'".
Don't exaggerate the risks!
Exaggerate is a verb."That's a nice story, Lisa, but please don't exaggerate."
exaggerate, --d, --tion
How do Sam and Eric exaggerate what they saw
Exaggeration is the abstract noun for exaggerate
stated declare assert deliver affirm