5
exaggeration(noun, fancy, line, embellishment, hyperbole)
4
enlargement(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
4
magnification(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
3
excess(noun, fancy, line, exaggeration, embellishment)
3
extravagance(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
3
inflation(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
3
overstatement(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
3
sensationalism(noun, exaggeration)
2
aggrandizement(fancy, line, excess, exaggeration, embellishment)
2
amplification(fancy, line, excess, exaggeration, embellishment)
2
caricature(fancy, line, excess, exaggeration, embellishment)
2
enhancement
2
overestimation(fancy, line, excess, exaggeration, embellishment)
2
puffery
2
tall talk(noun, exaggeration)
1
ballyhoo
1
big talk
1
blowing up
1
boasting(noun, fancy, line, excess, exaggeration)
1
burlesque
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