exaggerate Synonyms

hyperbolize overdraw overdo overstate magnify amplify talk big drive home surcharged stretch overreckon romanticize sentimentalise emote playact ham it up overplay overdrive strain salting oversold oversell overspeak overstated overstatement overstrain overstride overtask overvalue pad parody pyramid redouble gild the lily overemphasise maximise blow out of proportion make a mountain out of a molehill go overboard go too far lay it on thick overcalculate overdramatize overreact sensationalize stretch the truth stylize get carried away lay it on with a trowel mark up