16
overdo(verb, carry, aggravate, enhance, magnify)
13
exaggerate(verb, act, strain, overstate, overload)
12
overstate(verb, strain, aggravate, enhance, exaggerate)
11
overact
10
magnify(verb, abuse, strain, exaggerate, overstate)
10
maximize(verb, magnify, larger, over-emphasise)
6
dramatize(verb, act, abuse, aggravate, enhance)
6
ham
6
ham it up(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
6
overdraw(verb, abuse, aggravate, enhance, misuse)
6
overemphasize(verb, abuse, aggravate, enhance, misuse)
6
overstress(verb, abuse, aggravate, enhance, misuse)
5
hyperbolize
5
show off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, informal, magnify)
5
stretch
4
accent
4
accentuate
4
maximise
4
over-emphasise
3
embellish(verb, aggravate, enhance, exaggerate, embroider)
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