Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with exaggerate in American Collocation
exaggerate
verb
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ɪɡˈzædʒəˌreɪt/
very much
greatly
grossly
hugely
vastly
wildly
Fears about the safety of the beef were grossly exaggerated.
a little
slightly
somewhat
This may sound somewhat exaggerated but it reflects the true situation.
importance, size, or seriousness
extent
importance
scale
seriousness
significance
I do not want to exaggerate the scale of the problem.
problem or danger
danger
problem
risk
threat
We don’t believe that we have exaggerated the threat that is posed to our national security.
effect
effect
impact
These studies tend to exaggerate the effects of diet on health.
difference
difference
She might have exaggerated differences, forgetting the considerable similarities.