Overexaggerate vs Exaggerate - What's the difference?
overexaggerate | exaggerate | Synonyms |
To exaggerate, to overstate excessively.
To overstate, to describe more than is fact.
Exaggerate is a synonym of overexaggerate.
As verbs the difference between overexaggerate and exaggerate
is that overexaggerate is to exaggerate, to overstate excessively while exaggerate is to overstate, to describe more than is fact.overexaggerate
English
Verb
(overexaggerat)- "That math test was so hard, nobody could have passed it! I mean, Albert Einstein couldn't have done it! Our professor probably had no idea how to solve those equations! I mean-"
- "I get it, OK? Quit overexaggerating!"
Usage notes
As exaggerate'' already denotes excess, ''overexaggerate'' is considered redundant and therefore proscribed by some authorities.2009 , Richard Lederer, Richard Dowis, ''Sleeping Dogs Don't Lay: Practical Advice For The Grammatically ChallengedReferences
exaggerate
English
Verb
(exaggerat)- 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.
