exaggerative

Given to hyperbole

Exaggerative describes something that tends toward or involves exaggeration—making claims or descriptions larger, more dramatic, or more extreme than reality warrants.

The word characterizes speech, writing, or behavior that overstates for effect: His exaggerative account of the fishing trip had the fish growing bigger with each retelling.

It functions similarly to the more common exaggerated but emphasizes an ongoing tendency rather than a single instance.

hyperbole

amplification

Increase in intensity

magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
inflationSustained price level increase
embellishmentDecorative addition or exaggeration

hyperbolic · overblown · bombast · grandiloquence · puffery · bluster · excess · extravagance · overkill · stretch

rhetorical

bombastic

Excessively inflated language

floridExcessively ornate or ruddy
floweryElaborately ornamental in style
grandiloquentPretentiously elevated in speech

ornate · elaborate · verbose · purple prose · overwrought · histrionic · melodramatic · flamboyant · grandiose · pompous

caricature

caricature

Exaggerated comic depiction

parodySatirical imitation
burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
lampoonHarsh public mockery

satire · mockery · send-up · spoof · travesty · cartoon · grotesque · absurdist · over-the-top · farcical

Opposites

degree of representation

exaggerativeunderstated

Deliberately minimized in expression

understating · minimizing · downplaying · accurate · truthful

rhetorical style

exaggerativerestrained

Held under control

moderate · subdued · measured · temperate · sober

Phrases

lying and exaggeratingDistorting facts intentionally
comic exaggerationHumorous overstatement for effect
comedic exaggerationOverstatement for laughs
artistic exaggerationAmplifying for aesthetic impact

Family

exaggeration, exaggerating

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G