exaggerated Add to list Share. Exaggerated describes something that's been overstated, or described as more impressive than it really is. Your exaggerated details stretched the truth, but they sure made your story funny and memorable.

What is it called when something is exaggerated?

overdo, magnify, fabricate, distort, emphasize, inflate, misrepresent, heighten, falsify, amplify, overdraw, overestimate, overemphasize, pyramid, scam, color, corrupt, fudge, lie, caricature.

How do you describe someone who exaggerates?

Exaggerator and overstater are both English words that fit your meaning.