As verbs the difference between embellished and exaggerate
is that
embellished is (
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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