What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Overvalue vs Exaggerate - What's the difference?

overvalue | exaggerate |

As verbs the difference between overvalue and exaggerate

is that overvalue is to assign an excessive value to something while exaggerate is to overstate, to describe more than is fact.

overvalue

English

Verb

(overvalu)
  • To assign an excessive value to something.
  • 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