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Exaggerate
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This clue has been rated as VERY COMMON
We've rated Exaggerate as VERY COMMON as it is a very popular clue with cruciverbalists.

25 November 2021
Last seen in: The Guardian Quick

We found 164 answers for the crossword clue 'Exaggerate', the most recent of which was seen in the The Guardian Quick.

We've seen this clue in both CRYPTIC and NON-CRYPTIC crossword publications.

We have given Exaggerate a popularity rating of 'Very Common' because it has featured in a numerous crossword publications and has multiple answers.

As well as being a clue we've also seen Exaggerate as an answer itself some 33 times.

Exaggerate is a single word clue made up of 10 letters.

We most recently saw this clue in 'The Guardian Quick' on Tuesday, 26 October 2021 with the answer being OVERDOIT, but the most popular answer for this clue is OVERDO.

We've seen this clue in the following publications:

Definitions and usage

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  • To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
  • Do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"

Crossword Answers

2 Letters

DO
An uproarious party

3 Letters

FIB
Tell a relatively insignificant lie; "Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying"

4 Letters

BLOW SURINDER SOBTI
A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"

CAMP SURINDER SOBTI
Providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities; "they played up the silliness of their roles for camp effect"; "campy Hollywood musicals of the 1940's"

MAKE SURINDER SOBTI
The act of mixing cards haphazardly

PILE SURINDER SOBTI
A nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy

PUFF SURINDER SOBTI
Forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth; "he gave his nose a loud blow"; "he blew out all the candles with a single puff"

TALK SURINDER SOBTI
The act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history"

TOUT SURINDER SOBTI
One who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack)

WARP SURINDER SOBTI
A twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting

WHET SURINDER SOBTI
Make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite"

5 Letters

BELIE SURINDER SOBTI
Represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"

COLOR SURINDER SOBTI
Change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"

FUDGE SURINDER SOBTI
Soft creamy candy

HOPUP SURINDER SOBTI
Make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars"

HOTUP SURINDER SOBTI
Make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars"

KEYUP SURINDER SOBTI

SLANT SURINDER SOBTI
Degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"

STORY SURINDER SOBTI
A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"

TWIST SURINDER SOBTI
Twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates; "wrench a window off its hinges"; "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh was wrenched from his chest"

6 Letters

BEEFUP SURINDER SOBTI
Make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

BLOWUP SURINDER SOBTI
A photographic print that has been enlarged

DEEPEN SURINDER SOBTI
Become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"

DOUBLE SURINDER SOBTI
A base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield"

EXCEED SURINDER SOBTI
Be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"

GARBLE SURINDER SOBTI
Make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

HEATUP SURINDER SOBTI
Make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove"

JAZZUP SURINDER SOBTI
Make more interesting or lively; "juice up a party"; "pep up your paper"

OVERDO
Do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups"

OVERGO SURINDER SOBTI

PARODY SURINDER SOBTI
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

RAMIFY SURINDER SOBTI
Have or develop complicating consequences; "These actions will ramify"

SOUPUP SURINDER SOBTI
Make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars"

STEPUP SURINDER SOBTI
Make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers"

TRIPLE SURINDER SOBTI
A base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base

WRENCH SURINDER SOBTI
A hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt

7 Letters

AMPLIFY
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

BUILDUP SURINDER SOBTI
The act of building up an accumulation; "I envied his rapid buildup of assets"; "a military buildup in preparation for the invasion"

DECEIVE SURINDER SOBTI
Be false to; be dishonest with

DISTEND SURINDER SOBTI
Swell from or as if from internal pressure; "The distended bellies of the starving cows"

DISTORT SURINDER SOBTI
Affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"

ENHANCE SURINDER SOBTI
Increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"

ENLARGE SURINDER SOBTI
Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

EXHAUST SURINDER SOBTI
Eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"

FALSIFY SURINDER SOBTI
Insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

INFLATE
Become inflated; "The sails ballooned"

LAYITON SURINDER SOBTI

MAGNIFY
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

MISLEAD SURINDER SOBTI
Give false or misleading information to

OVERACT
Exaggerate one's acting

OVERRUN SURINDER SOBTI
Too much production or more than expected

OVERTAX SURINDER SOBTI
Tax excessively; "Don't overtax my constituents!"

OVERUSE SURINDER SOBTI
Exploitation to the point of diminishing returns

PERVERT SURINDER SOBTI
A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

ROMANCE SURINDER SOBTI
Tell romantic or exaggerated lies; "This author romanced his trip to an exotic country"

SHARPEN SURINDER SOBTI
Make crisp or more crisp and precise; "We had to sharpen our arguments"

STRETCH
Increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice"

TALKBIG SURINDER SOBTI

8 Letters

BALLYHOO SURINDER SOBTI
Blatant or sensational promotion

CONDENSE SURINDER SOBTI
Develop due to condensation; "All our planets condensed out of the same material"

DISGUISE SURINDER SOBTI
The act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise"

GOBEYOND SURINDER SOBTI

GOTOOFAR SURINDER SOBTI

HEIGHTEN SURINDER SOBTI
Increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"

IDEALIZE SURINDER SOBTI
Consider or render as ideal; "She idealized her husband after his death"

MAXIMISE SURINDER SOBTI
Make as big or large as possible; "Maximize your profits!"

MISCOLOR SURINDER SOBTI

MISQUOTE SURINDER SOBTI
An incorrect quotation

MISSTATE SURINDER SOBTI
State something incorrectly; "You misstated my position"

MISTEACH SURINDER SOBTI

OVERDOIT

OVERDRAW
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

OVERJUMP SURINDER SOBTI

OVERLEAP SURINDER SOBTI
Leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"

OVERPASS SURINDER SOBTI
Bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels

OVERPLAY
Exaggerate one's acting

OVERRATE SURINDER SOBTI
Make too high an estimate of; "He overestimated his own powers"

OVERSELL SURINDER SOBTI

OVERSTEP SURINDER SOBTI
Pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

OVERTASK SURINDER SOBTI

OVERWORK SURINDER SOBTI
The act of working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork"

PILEITON SURINDER SOBTI

REDOUBLE SURINDER SOBTI
Double again; "The noise doubled and redoubled"

TELLALIE SURINDER SOBTI

TRAVESTY SURINDER SOBTI
A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

9 Letters

AGGRAVATE SURINDER SOBTI
Make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

BURLESQUE SURINDER SOBTI
A theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)

DRAMATISE SURINDER SOBTI
Add details to

DRAMATIZE SURINDER SOBTI
Add details to

EMBELLISH
Add details to

EMBROIDER
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INTENSIFY SURINDER SOBTI
Increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing"

LIEFLATLY SURINDER SOBTI

MISREPORT SURINDER SOBTI

OVERCOUNT SURINDER SOBTI

OVERDRIVE SURINDER SOBTI
A high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power

OVEREXERT SURINDER SOBTI
Exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength; "don't overexert yourself when exercising!"

OVERLABOR SURINDER SOBTI

OVERPAINT SURINDER SOBTI

OVERPRIZE SURINDER SOBTI

OVERREACH SURINDER SOBTI
Beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"

OVERREACT SURINDER SOBTI
Show an exaggerated response to something; "Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy"

OVERSHOOT SURINDER SOBTI
An approach that fails and gives way to another attempt

OVERSPEAK SURINDER SOBTI

OVERSPEND SURINDER SOBTI
Spend at a high rate

OVERSTATE
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

OVERSTUDY SURINDER SOBTI

OVERTRAIN SURINDER SOBTI

OVERVALUE SURINDER SOBTI
Assign too high a value to; "You are overestimating the value of your old car"

REINFORCE SURINDER SOBTI
Make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"

10 Letters

ACCELERATE
Cause to move faster; "He accelerated the car"

AGGRANDISE SURINDER SOBTI
Add details to

AGGRANDIZE SURINDER SOBTI
Add details to

CAMOUFLAGE SURINDER SOBTI
The act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; "he is a master of disguise"

CARICATURE SURINDER SOBTI
Represent in or produce a caricature of; "The drawing caricatured the President"

COMPLICATE SURINDER SOBTI
Make more complex, intricate, or richer; "refine a design or pattern"

EQUIVOCATE SURINDER SOBTI
Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

EXACERBATE SURINDER SOBTI
Make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

EXAGGERATE SURINDER SOBTI
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

MAKEMUCHOF SURINDER SOBTI

OVERASSESS SURINDER SOBTI

OVERCHARGE SURINDER SOBTI
Place too much a load on; "don't overload the car"

OVERESTEEM SURINDER SOBTI

OVEREXPEND SURINDER SOBTI

OVERPRAISE SURINDER SOBTI
Praise excessively

OVERSTRAIN SURINDER SOBTI
Too much strain

OVERSTRESS SURINDER SOBTI
Place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book"

OVERSTRIDE SURINDER SOBTI

STRENGTHEN SURINDER SOBTI
Gain strength; "His body strengthened"

UNDERSTATE SURINDER SOBTI
Represent as less significant or important

11 Letters

CARRYTOOFAR SURINDER SOBTI

CONCENTRATE SURINDER SOBTI
A concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water

CONSOLIDATE SURINDER SOBTI
Make firm or secure; strengthen; "consolidate one's gains"; "consolidate one's hold on first place"

GOOVERBOARD SURINDER SOBTI

HYPERBOLISE
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

HYPERBOLIZE
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

MAKECOMPLEX SURINDER SOBTI

OVERDEVELOP SURINDER SOBTI

OVERINDULGE SURINDER SOBTI
Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream"

OVERMEASURE SURINDER SOBTI

OVERREACTTO SURINDER SOBTI

OVERSTRETCH
Strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"

PREVARICATE SURINDER SOBTI
Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

ROMANTICIZE SURINDER SOBTI
Make romantic in style; "The designer romanticized the little black dress"

SUPERABOUND SURINDER SOBTI

12 Letters

BEUNTRUTHFUL SURINDER SOBTI

GOTOEXTREMES SURINDER SOBTI

KNOWNOBOUNDS SURINDER SOBTI

LAYITONTHICK SURINDER SOBTI

MISREPRESENT SURINDER SOBTI
Tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"

OVERAPPRAISE SURINDER SOBTI

OVERESTIMATE SURINDER SOBTI
A calculation that results in an estimate that is too high

OVEREXERCISE SURINDER SOBTI

SPEAKFALSELY SURINDER SOBTI

13 Letters

OVERCALCULATE SURINDER SOBTI

OVERELABORATE SURINDER SOBTI

OVEREMPHASIZE SURINDER SOBTI
Place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book"

PASSALLBOUNDS SURINDER SOBTI

14 Letters

DRAWTHELONGBOW SURINDER SOBTI

PROTESTTOOMUCH SURINDER SOBTI

15 Letters

STRETCHTHETRUTH

16 Letters

OVERSHOOTTHEMARK SURINDER SOBTI

18 Letters

DEALINTHEMARVELOUS SURINDER SOBTI

20 Letters

OVERRECKONOVERSTRAIN SURINDER SOBTI

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