OVERDREW Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

overdrew

verb

past tense of overdraw

as in exaggerated

to describe or express in too strong terms commentators have overdrawn the dangers of the sport in order to make it appear more exciting

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exaggerated
overdid
overstated
put on
elaborated
padded
stretched
played up
embellished
embroidered
colored
hedged
magnified
overemphasized
fudged
overplayed
melodramatized
sensationalized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

understated
minimized
belittled
played down

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