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
Examples of exaggerated in a Sentence
loves the exaggerated emotions that are part and parcel of grand opera
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The ensemble was crafted with a form-fitting silhouette and included such exaggerated elements as sharp shoulders.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 May 2025
Her ensemble also featured a black floor-length gown with exaggerated shoulders and a turquoise bow belt extending into a floor-grazing sash.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 22 May 2025
With its exaggerated proportions, the EV exudes a brash demeanor nearly guaranteed to draw rubberneckers, even in Tinseltown.
—Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 21 May 2025
The rounded characters, based on Sanders’s designs, stood in sharp contrast to the exaggerated Disney aesthetic of the times.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 May 2025
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 May 2025
Her ensemble also featured a black floor-length gown with exaggerated shoulders and a turquoise bow belt extending into a floor-grazing sash.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 22 May 2025
With its exaggerated proportions, the EV exudes a brash demeanor nearly guaranteed to draw rubberneckers, even in Tinseltown.
—Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 21 May 2025
The rounded characters, based on Sanders’s designs, stood in sharp contrast to the exaggerated Disney aesthetic of the times.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for exaggerated
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“Exaggerated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exaggerated. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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