46 entries under overstatement topic. ×

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embellishment(noun, lie, decoration, hype, hyperbole)
16
aggrandizement(noun, increase, raise, gain, rise)
15
caricature(noun, fancy, line, sham, misrepresentation)
14
magnification(noun, increase, praise, fancy, development)
11
overestimation(noun, fancy, line, aggravation, embellishment)
10
fish story(noun, expression, idiom, story, embellishment)
10
misrepresentation(noun, lie, bias, falsehood, untruth)
9
excess(noun, fancy, waste, line, luxury)
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extravagance(noun, fancy, waste, line, excess)
8
colouring
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falsehood(noun, fancy, line, lie, embellishment)
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enlargement(noun, increase, praise, raise, gain)
5
fabrication(noun, fancy, line, lie, falsehood)
5
flight of fancy(noun, expression, idiom, idea, embellishment)
5
amplification(noun, increase, praise, fancy, development)
5
overemphasis(noun, fancy, line, embellishment, hyperbole)
5
stretch(noun, fancy, line, falsehood, embellishment)
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tall story(noun, expression, fancy, bias, embellishment)
5
untruth(noun, fancy, line, lie, falsehood)
4
romance(noun, fancy, line, embellishment, hyperbole)
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