Exaggerate

Words referring to exaggerating: reporting information but saying something untrue that makes the information seem bigger or more important than it really is.

• What words refer to exaggerating?
  exaggerate stretch the truth inflate your story distort overemphasize overstate overemphasize overrate overdo make too much of blow something out of proportion lay it on thick dramatize be melodramatic be overly dramatic
• What words refer to what is said when you exaggerate?
  exaggeration overstatement
• What words describe an exaggerated statement?
  exaggerated extravagant melodramatic