As verbs the difference between embellished and exaggerate
is that
embellished is past tense of embellish while
exaggerate is to overstate, to describe more than is fact.
embellished English
Verb
(head)
(embellish)
embellish English
Verb
( es)
To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
- The old book cover was embellished with golden letters
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To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality, to distort.
- to embellish a story, the truth
Synonyms
* adorn
* beautify
* decorate
* deck
* grace
* ornament
* prettify
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exaggerate English
Verb
( exaggerat)
To overstate, to describe more than is fact.
- I've told you a billion times not to exaggerate !
- He said he'd slept with hundreds of girls, but I know he's exaggerating . The real number is about ten.
Synonyms
* overexaggerate
* overstate
Antonyms
* (overstate) downplay, understate
Derived terms
* exaggeratedly
* exaggeratingly
* exaggerative
* exaggeratively
* exaggerativeness
* exaggerator
* exaggeratory
Related terms
* exaggeration
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