Exaggerate
Crossword Clue & Answers

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:

• The Guardian Quick - 26 Oct 2021
• Evening Standard Quick Crossword - 27 Sep 2021
• Evening Standard Easy Crossword - 6 Jul 2021
• The Daily Mail Quick - 21 Dec 2020
• The Daily Mail Quick - 10 Aug 2020
• The Daily Mail Quick - 14 May 2020
• The Daily Mail Quick - 4 May 2020
• The Daily Mail Quick - 9 Mar 2020
• The Guardian Quick - 11 Dec 2019
• The Daily Mail Quick - 7 Dec 2019

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

CAMP
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
The act of mixing cards haphazardly

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

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

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

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

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

5 Letters

BELIE
Represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"

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

FUDGE
Soft creamy candy

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

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

KEYUP

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

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

BLOWUP
A photographic print that has been enlarged

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

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

EXCEED
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
Make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

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

JAZZUP
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

DECEIVE
Be false to; be dishonest with

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

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

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

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

FALSIFY
Insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

INFLATE
Become inflated; "The sails ballooned"

LAYITON

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

MISLEAD
Give false or misleading information to

OVERACT
Exaggerate one's acting

OVERRUN
Too much production or more than expected

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

OVERUSE
Exploitation to the point of diminishing returns

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

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

SHARPEN
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

8 Letters

BALLYHOO
Blatant or sensational promotion

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

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

GOBEYOND

GOTOOFAR

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

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

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

MISCOLOR

MISQUOTE
An incorrect quotation

MISSTATE
State something incorrectly; "You misstated my position"

MISTEACH

OVERDOIT

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

OVERJUMP

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

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

OVERPLAY
Exaggerate one's acting

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

OVERSELL

OVERSTEP
Pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

OVERTASK

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

PILEITON

REDOUBLE
Double again; "The noise doubled and redoubled"

TELLALIE

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

9 Letters

AGGRAVATE
Make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

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

DRAMATISE
Add details to

DRAMATIZE
Add details to

EMBELLISH
Add details to

EMBROIDER
Add details to

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

LIEFLATLY

MISREPORT

OVERCOUNT

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

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

OVERLABOR

OVERPAINT

OVERPRIZE

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

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

OVERSHOOT
An approach that fails and gives way to another attempt

OVERSPEAK

OVERSPEND
Spend at a high rate

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

OVERSTUDY

OVERTRAIN

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

REINFORCE
Make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"

10 Letters

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

AGGRANDISE
Add details to

AGGRANDIZE
Add details to

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

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

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

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

EXACERBATE
Make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

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

MAKEMUCHOF

OVERASSESS

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

OVERESTEEM

OVEREXPEND

OVERPRAISE
Praise excessively

OVERSTRAIN
Too much strain

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

OVERSTRIDE

STRENGTHEN
Gain strength; "His body strengthened"

UNDERSTATE
Represent as less significant or important

11 Letters

CARRYTOOFAR

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

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

GOOVERBOARD

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

OVERDEVELOP

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

OVERMEASURE

OVERREACTTO

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

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

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

SUPERABOUND

12 Letters

BEUNTRUTHFUL

GOTOEXTREMES

KNOWNOBOUNDS

LAYITONTHICK

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

OVERAPPRAISE

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

OVEREXERCISE

SPEAKFALSELY

13 Letters

OVERCALCULATE

OVERELABORATE

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

PASSALLBOUNDS

14 Letters

DRAWTHELONGBOW

PROTESTTOOMUCH

15 Letters

STRETCHTHETRUTH

16 Letters

OVERSHOOTTHEMARK

18 Letters

DEALINTHEMARVELOUS

20 Letters

OVERRECKONOVERSTRAIN