Đồng nghĩa của exaggeration

exaggerations

Trái nghĩa: understatement,

overstatement hyperbole magnification embellishment amplification emphasis inflation overemphasis elaboration embroidery enlargement excess extravagance pretension exaltation overdramatization overestimation pretentiousness aggrandisement aggrandizement caricature colouring coloring dramatisation dramatization embroidering enhancement overplaying padding overkill puffery stretching boasting gilding the lily over-elaboration over-embellishment stretching of the truth fabrication fish story ornamentation fancy falsehood flight of fancy figure of speech fantasy baloney crock whopper tall story hype adornment hyperbolism tall talk hog overvaluation excessiveness over-emphasis heightening deepening braggadocio rant romance hogwash misjudgement misrepresentation yarn jazz line stretch untruth misjudgment blowing up build-up blowing up out of all proportion luridness scandal melodrama shock tactics making a big thing out of something ennoblement elevation glorification tribute varnishing gilding PR metaphor auxesis distortion touching up dressing up aggrandization praising big talk purple prose decoration showiness ornateness elaborateness gingering up jazzing up yellow journalism tabloid journalism laying it on thick mountain out of molehill over-elaborateness ostentation sensationalism addition digression deviation flowery speech

falsehood fabrication untruth misrepresentation yarn whopper line crock jazz hogwash baloney fantasy fancy misjudgement misjudgment rant romance tall story flight of fancy fish story purple prose lie fib falsification falsity story prevarication tall tale fiction pretence deception mendacity pretense trumped-up story half-truth fable piece of fiction fake news myth fairy tale made-up story pretext porky white lie cock and bull story fairy story rumour little white lie invention tale taradiddle tarradiddle alternative fact rumor departure from the truth terminological inexactitude porky pie pork pie sham barefaced lie red herring figment of the imagination misstatement dissimulation ruse trickery wile stratagem distortion bulldust coloring misinformation disinformation colouring concoction cock-and-bull story slant deceit canard adulteration perversion inaccuracy twisting dishonesty figment perjury hyperbole twist stretch fraudulence manipulation forgery gossip propaganda mutilation alteration tampering doctoring jive false light detraction bunk not a true picture song and dance unbelievable story persuasion fake phantasy untruthfulness equivocation spinach evasiveness prepared speech remarkable story big lie guile subterfuge claptrap one for the birds falseness opus artifact work artefact smoke evasion backbiting whisper cover semblance disguise mask hypocrisy front bias misreporting rigmarole spiel slanting untruism scandal chestnut defamation clothesline shaggy-dog story skew prejudice garbling spin travesty shaggy dog story change tinkering fudging debasement caricature false colors hoax imbalance misinterpretation changing stretching fiddling BS spoof swindle farfetched story incredible story overstatement exaggerated story embellishment economy with the truth conspiracy theory imagination deceitfulness illusion kidology make-believe delusion dream unreality lying vision fraud duplicity hallucination mendaciousness daydream artifice double-dealing chimera charade feigning fallacy whimsy fakery pipe dream chimaera simulation masquerade lies contrivance fallaciousness faking fantasm conceit phantasm perfidy mirage pose erroneousness act reverie imitation play-acting treachery inveracity posturing castle in the air insincerity posing counterfeit lack of veracity excuse daydreaming playacting urban myth fibbing urban legend nonentity phony ideation dissembling put-on phoney creation of the brain thought perfidiousness bubble imaginativeness acting fool's paradise posture self-deception show facade shamming misconception guise telling stories improvisation fictitiousness false statement legend hollowness creation narrative truthlessness error cover-up creativity incorrectness spuriousness disingenuousness façade unveracity copy airs anecdote display appearance veneer potboiler apparition wish romancing whim stall con imagining trick desire short story caprice visualization visualisation vagary inventiveness imposture envisioning castle in Spain pie in the sky imaginative faculty angler's tale pishogue half truth wildest dream phantom of the mind creature of the imagination nancy story fibbery misunderstanding double-crossing two-facedness unreliability codology false report originality figment of one's imagination inexactness misbelief speculation deceptiveness cheating pretending uncandidness speciousness superstition escape sophistry calumny affectation dreaming creative thought attitudinizing cant false notion mistaken belief chicanery apologue attitude bluff performance obfuscation misreport stance production fibs underhandedness white lies simulacrum putting on an act fictitious story folk ballad dissemblance novel nonsense veil stunt shuffling routine cloak ostentation gag schtick spectre snare pretentiousness pageant pretension role-playing game account dodge cop-out ostensible reason chaser ploy hamming feint dissimilation storytelling narration little white lies false rumour false information forswearing report phantom bogy monstrosity monster will-o'-the-wisp literature book hooey unrealism nonfiction drama cliff-hanger false display sweet talk soft soap a put-up job false front a put-on shuck and jive saga false colours novelette bending of the truth false trail novella ignis fatuus virtual reality specter rainbow fata morgana creative writing reproduction sketch parable way around history bum steer misleading information counterfeiting best seller short stories image adventure conception lore folklore work of fiction figment of imagination works of fiction made up story oathbreach mythos mock-up dummy nightmare prose pirating coining reminiscence false pretense dumb act lookalike likeness song lying under oath wilful falsehood giving false testimony bearing false witness power of invention wishful thinking conceiving hope fond hope head trip air castle cloud cuckoo land product of someone's imagination mind trip fanciful notion flight of imagination utopia work of imagination inclination folk story folk tale sea story traveller's tale pinchbeck rip-off dupe knock-off pirate preference attraction partiality fondness urge liking relish predilection taste want impulse like mind's eye mental image imaginative power false swearing false oath pseudo four-flusher sleight junque gold brick flimflam replica imposition scam craving bent yearning hankering thirst longing pining love penchant need ache appetite hunger shine impersonation bearing false testimony forswearing oneself oath breaking false testimony giving false evidence violation of an oath envisagement quirk predisposition eccentricity idea itch kink picture humour thing yen whimsey humor peculiarity fraudulent imitation making false statements fraudulent copying sweet tooth druthers love affair eyes for

extravagance absurdity excess outrageousness recklessness folly immoderation preposterousness wildness dissipation exaggeratedness excessiveness irrationality unreasonableness unreservedness exorbitance overkill unrestraint lack of reserve lack of restraint prodigality lavishness overindulgence squandering wastefulness waste improvidence profusion overspending unthrift expenditure extravagancy squander decadence overdoing profuseness profligacy profligateness intemperance intemperateness debauchery overconsumption self-indulgence insobriety self-gratification immoderacy nimiety dissoluteness abandon dissolution wantonness indulgence lack of self-control thriftlessness unthriftiness bounteousness irresponsibility overspend intoxication inebriation lack of thrift irregularity crapulence immoral behaviour extreme extremity inordinateness saturnalia extreme behaviour spendthrift behaviour free-spending ways greed gluttony hedonism riotousness lack of control

blarney flattery coaxing cajolery fawning flannel wheedling adulation fulsomeness spiel blandishments compliments ingratiation inveiglement soft soap sweet talk overpraise simpering smooth talk soft words toadying blandishment butter incense obsequiousness servility smarm sycophancy taffy cajolement currying favour glozing guyver honeyed words smoodging toadyism buttering up charm charm offensive cobblers cosying up cuddling up ego massage eyewash honey oil false praise lip salve a line soft-soap praise enticement flattering sweet-talk snow job allurement sweet words ingratiating persuasion beguilement arm-twisting sweet-talking soft-soaping nobbling sweet nothings fair words insincere flattery margarine inveigling suasion shortening ghee oleo spread admiration arse-licking puffery arse-kissing gallantry flummery unctuousness jive laudation hokum applause commendation plaudits truckling ass-kissing brown-nosing encomium eulogy gratification snow mush palaver bootlicking smoke approbation stroke laud tribute weasel words pretty speech pats on the back fine words liquid soap fluid soap semifluid soap adulations sycophancies wheedlings fawnings spiels ingratiations simperings coaxings snow jobs endearments charm offensives glozings smarms allurements jives laudations trucklings eulogies encomiums flummeries palavers hokums strokes flatterings hypocorisms hypocoristics terms of endearment pet names

big talk hype fluff hogwash braggadocio boasting bragging gas hot air fancy talk fine talk tall talk fish story tall story self-aggrandizing the buzz cruft BS all talk

boast brag bragging gasconade swank crowing overstatement rodomontade self-praise swaggering swanking vaunt fanfaronade skite vaunting assertion avowal bluster bombast braggadocio bravado claim grandiloquence heroics pretension self-satisfaction rant hot air gas magniloquence cockalorum bull braggart pride swagger boasting boastfulness swashbuckling machismo boldness storming fuming railing talk daring pomposity audacity swelling self-glorification blowing bullying raging show grandiosity guts bold manner bluff showing off tall talk fancy talk rhodomontade fustian rhetoric pretentiousness conceit empty talk turgidity verbiage wind claptrap oratory humbug immodesty arrogance idle talk ranting self-aggrandizement nonsense blather blether ostentation bunk pompousness bosh bumptiousness balderdash guff bunkum verbosity twaddle mouth babble big talk crowing. bluster boaster loftiness blah-blah-blah swaggerer gloating gasconader blowhard vainglory display brashness puffery bragger self-importance boastful ornateness orotundity eloquence gascon thundering hectoring cracker blower threatening domineering threats showing-off vaunter posturing posing imperiousness grandness prolixity rabidity boisterousness rampancy flatulence windiness empty words gassiness empty threats idle words eyewash hogwash blarney gibberish bilge drivel tripe baloney rot codswallop hooey phooey piffle poppycock malarkey taradiddle tosh cack cobblers havers codology blathers bushwa verbalizing wack tommyrot garbage gab flapdoodle periphrasis euphuism affectedness bizzo bulldust balls verbalising tympany tumidity rave padded verboseness bombastry stuffed altiloquence rage stuff cotton affectation pad aureation long-windedness rhapsody stuff and nonsense boastful talk bull's wool extravagant boasting bombard phrase purple prose

increase rise addition growth surge increment buildup escalation expansion increasement inflation spread boost burgeoning development extension intensification proliferation upsurge accretion accumulation enlargement gain multiplication accession breakthrough maximisation maximization optimisation optimization swell swelling upturn accrual accumulating augmentation creep distension distention doubling explosion hike lengthening merger quadrupling raise tripling upgrade access addendum advancement aggrandisement aggrandizement appendix appreciation assemblage bump collection complement continuation cumulation elaboration gathering incorporation jump more plus run-up spike step up uptick uptrend avalanche broadening crescendo dilation waxing top-up large increase heightening magnification strengthening amplification stretching widening raising boosting deepening expatiation supplementing worsening explanation padding exacerbation fleshing out upping inflaming compounding rounding out aggravation inflammation stress sharpening condition deepening mushrooming supplement advance upswing enhancement build-up snowballing elevation improvement boom leap acceleration procreation climb propagation spiralling reinforcement spiraling reproduction generation buildout spurt up dilatation evolution upgrading breeding ascent elongation amassment lift amassing soaring prolongation diffusion promotion spreading augmenting progress rapid increase maturation upward turn multiplying piling up stacking up blowing up unfolding production building up recovery stimulation stockpile creation concentration deterioration mass profit stepping-up bulge spreading out store revival extent developing annexation collecting rush intensifying progression growing diversification tumefaction scope compass price rises push upgrowth expanse ascension evolvement continuing drawing out turnaround flowering increasing price increases exponential growth ramp up unfurling ballooning growth spurt topping up protraction spawning increase in size blow-up opening out blow up conception amelioration opening mounting enrichment adjunct vicious circle virtuous circle accruement uprise augment aggrandization high pickup bounce step-up small increase accrument formation stepping up reflation wax recuperation skyrocketing beefing up logjam backlog agglomeration rocketing jack up aggregation thickening fattening rising ascendance expanding pooling pileup assembly enlarging stockpiling gradual growth towering soar intumescence stack advertising load hype publicity puff plug heap building assembling hoarding reserve annex profit margin price increase quantity puffing up filling out loudening dramatic increase sudden increase move-up jump-up snowball effect grab annexing attachment annexe furtherance embellishment geometric growth contribution producing young bloating leg-up margin pretension move up jump up upward movement pretentiousness shooting up explosive growth rampant growth rapid growth sudden rise maturing affectation unraveling evolving advancing pretence grandiosity pretense stocking up gross profit significant addition affectedness maturity scaling up prosperity transmission producing puffiness reinforcing elaborating ripening dissemination adulthood perfecting ongoing unravelling markup adding to making progress reduplification manifolding repetition repeating exponentiation reproducing reduplication recurrence duplication postponement perpetuation suffusion dispersal scale extra time profusion term coverage division period distribution dispersion transfusion allotment ramification radiation prolonging additional period of time branch orbit conservatory allowance denotation arm sweep radius stretch reach lean-to leeway span porch purview gestation cultivation nurture incubation additional room

affectedness pretension pretentiousness affectation pretence grandiosity pretense inflation artificiality insincerity artifice air mannerism showing off facade posture front show façade display charade simulation posturing act masquerade pose airs veneer mask ostentation veil snobbery guise hokum fakery pretensions appearance sham cloak superciliousness feigning imitation side fake posing shamming uppishness snootiness humbug put-on false display false front going Hollywood airs and graces play-acting assumed manners unnatural imitation putting on airs make-believe arrogance semblance disguise impression pomposity playacting look dissimulation face aspect hypocrisy cover character exterior window dressing showiness bearing false show effect mien image illusion conceit smokescreen pompousness bluff camouflage aura property tone vainglory quality false appearance outward appearance phony self-importance atmosphere manner feeling phoney deception pretext gloss smell attitudinizing showboat showoff splash vibe public image note ambience mood temper feel ambiance flavour countenance attitude demeanour flavor claim hoax suggestion falsification ruse carriage big talk shroud deceit demeanor impersonation presence haughtiness hauteur bombast ostentatiousness false colors double-dealing role flashiness counterfeit subterfuge grandness pretending flatulence guyver fustian expression dissemblance grandioseness colour color performance assumption climate dissembling ring odor odour comportment screen aroma deportment persona schtick a put-on false pretense cast disguisement con vibrations false colours a put-up job address cover-up flaunting swank bluffing hoaxing boasting boastfulness inauthenticity insolence bravado bluster faking excuse dishonesty unnaturalness disingenuousness layer swagger acting pomp visage window-dressing coloring presumption hint allegation supposition duplicity garb snivel travesty parody wile likeness personality figure identity part name colouring beard phoniness superficiality portrayal characteristic feature falsehood trickery simulacrum showing dumb act shade self profession fig leaf essence trait complexion personage person positure stand stance conduct guile fraud red herring smoke screen outward show misrepresentation fabrication floweriness grandiloquence outline attribute manifestation stamp whitewash behavior behaviour chaser ploy feint stall hamming dissimilation heroics flamboyance superiority vanity imperiousness masterfulness presumptuousness loftiness self-consequence magniloquence ornateness bumptiousness huffiness elaborateness pedantry consequence toploftiness peremptoriness extravagance rhetoric lordliness turgidity public face assumed role etiquette la-di-da snobbishness spirit sweet talk soft soap high horse smoke and mirrors form mere façade shuck and jive habits false claim actions idiosyncrasy social behaviour peculiarity social habit way of behaving style halo karma nimbus patina way of being

overreaction disproportionate reaction blowing something up out of all proportion making a mountain out of a molehill making something out of nothing

exuberance lushness luxuriance richness abundance profusion copiousness superabundance denseness fulsomeness jungle lavishness plenitude proliferation rankness riotousness superfluity thickness vigor vigour effusiveness excessiveness plentifulness prodigality prolificness rampancy affluence plenty teemingness overflow plethora glut cornucopia bounty surplus surfeit nimiety oversupply redundancy excess overabundance extravagance spate fat overmuch overkill overload wealth amplitude bountifulness plenteousness mass redundance inundation heap fullness multitude loads host opulence lot quantity riot stack pile gobs mountain ton lots slew stacks plentitude masses bags piles heaps quantities oodles scores multiplicity yard boatload raft sight shipload bucket lashings much deal truckload sea sheaf bundle barrel store bushel dozen myriad volume carload basketful bunch reams mountains chunk mess wad fistful millions shedload tons swag potful scads plateful pack hundred pot passel ampleness tonnes tonne good deal flood overage bellyful plus surplusage overplus embarrassment wastefulness deluge waste overflowing overdose too much recrement balance supererogation leftover too much of a good thing refuse the limit spare overrun overweight by-product enough lashins peck horn of plenty oversufficiency outpouring prosperousness prosperity enough and to spare more than enough deductible great quantity large amount freshet spillway exorbitance surplusage. superabundance avalanche superfluous leavings extravagantness superfluousness extravagancy rest residue remainder profuseness load oceans feast ocean infinity fruitfulness fortune riches great deal collection bulk all kinds of quite a bit stock stockpile million a lot trillion jillion mound hoard amassment number batch thousand aggregation assemblage cluster luxury agglomeration many whole bank clump accumulation sum concentration large number fund large quantity lump horde bounteousness deposit crowd throng swarm army mine sufficiency total jumble supply legion hill conglomeration haul scad backlog array drove amount mob reserve variety cargo ream score gathering gob thousands hundreds assortment congeries billions great amount plurality reservoir largeness cache flock congregation magnitude torrent assembly fertility capacity gazillions stash group harvest vastness totality majority zillions greatness cumulation ample amount a great deal mint inventory a good deal treasure a pile too many great number nest egg immensity more … than one can shake a stick at comfort completeness shock generosity entirety numerous aggregate ample pool treasury bigness measure full house extent well sizableness size herd verdure greenness huge amount vast amount leafiness grassiness rabble satiety well-being push sum total pots wads rick a large amount wodge scrum cram rout press crush bike armful bazillions fount saturation trove repletion fountain satiation a deal a wealth garner treasure-trove a profusion a shedload an abundance treasure house treasure trove degree floods jumb busload truckful expanse share portion munificence liberality logjam corpus combination huddle several world enormous amount distribution inexhaustibility caboodle manifoldness droves hunk drift loadsa plentiful a number copious considerable abundant substantial innumerable an amount countless contingent bag box miles a considerable number a good few a good number considerable amounts bing accrual rickle crate carton pallet gang body whole lot choice fall-back infinite number unlimited number quite a number shedloads set indulgence overburden hideaway quota count tally leisure repertoire repertory provision a fair amount a great quantity burden overwork proportion diversity range a great many a large number lode phalanx team cloud galaxy very great number a mountain a swag overindulgence most heft scale wellbeing privilege concourse numerousness wide variety preponderance sheet overconsumption appreciable amount generous amount copious amount substantial amount sizeable amount decent amount power jam infinitude turnout pluralism lead advantage privileged circumstances large group overwhelming number overfullness satisfaction greater part nearly all large size wellspring up to here argosy length enormity strength force prodigiousness bulkiness hugeness heftiness intensity potency voluminousness grandness substantiality source curvaceousness voluptuousness roundness vast number bonanza repository might wholeness vein storehouse plumpness bed ditch spring field coalmine trench pithead coalface high degree rich source mother lode gold mine absoluteness buxomness roundedness shapeliness entireness perfectness swelling dozens truckloads pecks chunks stores platefuls barrels basketfuls fistfuls bundles rafts buckets yards carloads boatloads packs bushels slews broadness chestiness extensiveness adequateness distension tumescence dilation comprehensiveness womanliness enlargement bustiness curviness sheaves a bunch a heap a mass a plenitude a passel a plentitude a mess a potful a multiplicity a quantity a spate a volume a shipload chubbiness completion congestion scope breadth fill plenum pudginess wideness

white lie half-truth harmless untruth little lie little white lie mental dishonesty near truth partial truth slight stretch suggestio falsi trivial untruth untruth well-intentioned untruth

flight of fancy creation of the brain facon de parler fish story fumes of fancy imagination mind's eye play of fancy stretch of fancy stretch of the imagination

melodrama commotion fuss quarrel ruckus scene stir to-do storm in a teacup tempest in a teapot hubbub hullabaloo bother kerfuffle bluster furore ballyhoo hoopla stew furor carry-on hoo-ha tempest in a tea-kettle tempest in a teacup hoo-hah hurly-burly much ado about nothing song and dance fuss and feathers hue and cry mountain out of a molehill big deal federal case drama uproar disturbance turmoil rumpus ado row pandemonium ruction bustle clatter storm whirl blather moil welter bobbery shindy foofaraw williwaw squall hurly clutter splore corroboree unrest brouhaha excitement do helter-skelter kick-up broil rigmarole wingding coil alarums and excursions hurricane hurry-skurry activity folderol hassle noise trouble zoo palaver controversy hubble-bubble hurry-scurry hurry

bombast bluster grandiloquence pomposity rant ranting braggadocio magniloquence rodomontade fustian turgidity verbiage wind blather blether claptrap gas gasconade hot air humbug nonsense pretentiousness verbosity affectedness brag bragging bull bunkum cockalorum euphuism fanfaronade grandiosity oratory ostentation periphrasis rhetoric rhodomontade bosh empty talk guff affectation altiloquence aureation balderdash boasting bombastry cotton long-windedness pad padded rage rave rhapsody stuff stuffed tumidity tympany verboseness extravagant boasting bombard phrase purple prose boastfulness orotundity pretension loftiness swaggering pompousness eloquence bravado crowing swagger ornateness windiness boast prolixity braggart big talk portentousness wordiness bullying bluff sonorousness boastful histrionics vaunting skite declamation speech-making elocution spieling whaikorero speechifying vaunt heroics speech speechmaking oration public speaking showing off idle talk pedantry turgor crowing. bluster pride boaster gloating swaggerer thundering hectoring bunk blah-blah-blah swank threatening domineering threats gasconader blowhard bragger gascon imperiousness bumptiousness swashbuckling immodesty conceit arrogance cracker overstatement self-praise swanking posturing posing twaddle rabidity boisterousness rampancy blower grandness vaunter fluency Gongorism delicacy floridness purism mouth empty threats machismo boldness expressiveness flatulence empty words gassiness babble storming fuming railing daring audacity swelling blowing bold manner talk self-glorification raging show guts discussion speaking diction articulation debating idle words self-aggrandizement assertion claim self-satisfaction avowal a way with words gift of the gab way with words tirade harangue diatribe philippic tall talk fancy talk hyperbole jeremiad vociferation broadside wordcraft style vocabulary composition writing address words language extravagant language discourse idiom raving yelling outburst verbal onslaught flowery language

pomposity self-importance arrogance pretentiousness pompousness pretension affectation airs grandiosity haughtiness vanity imperiousness superciliousness affectedness conceit sententiousness stiffness assumption bumptiousness condescension consequence egotism flaunting hauteur huffiness loftiness lordliness masterfulness peremptoriness presumption presumptuousness pretence pretense pride self-consequence superiority toploftiness portentousness snootiness uppishness uppitiness vainglory high horse ostentation ostentatiousness overconfidence snobbishness disdain conceitedness snobbery swagger smugness insolence show hubris audacity bluster aloofness nerve contemptuousness disdainfulness ego chutzpah braggadocio brass showiness high-handedness cheek gall self-love overbearance boasting crust pridefulness scornfulness priggishness display pomp showoff contempt front overbearingness scorn splendour put-on showboat showing off spectacle pageantry splendor false front swank hypocrisy proudness flashiness extravagance immodesty splash posing inflation posturing side big-headedness flamboyance ornateness charade fake brashness disguise phony magnificence phoney grandioseness vaunting bragging self-conceit vaingloriousness pizzazz fanfare big talk cockiness bombast grandeur mocking sneering lavishness pzazz exhibitionism scoffing glitz garishness ceremony overweeningness boldness glitziness airs and graces resplendence splendidness grandness theatricality flourish swankiness ritziness pageant splashiness grandiloquence swellheadedness self-congratulation self-opinion self-admiration vainness complacency self-glory complacence self-esteem self-assumption bighead self-satisfaction parade demonstration exhibition sense of superiority splurge parading bravado array razzle-dazzle sense of entitlement amour propre swelled head self-entitlement exaggerated self-opinion attitudinizing artificiality drama ceremoniousness boastfulness glitter swaggering patronization flatulence ceremonial guyver la-di-da fustian state glory bravura brazenness boast frippery stateliness razzmatazz formality panoply sass guts shine pose pretensions mannerism bossiness officiousness egoism narcissism affectations superior manner pushiness superbity assertiveness puffiness hoity-toitiness bigheadedness dignity elitism solemnity air exclusiveness snobbism glamour ritual defiance floweriness floridness delicacy purism circumlocution heroics magniloquence elaborateness pedantry rhetoric turgidity opulence gloriousness richness sumptuousness majesty feeling of superiority gaudiness attitude brilliance radiance dazzle style civility deference snottiness patronage condescendence toleration éclat flash obtrusiveness conspicuousness false claim grandezza patronizing attitude loudness tinsel kitschness overstatement tastelessness self-advertisement window-dressing vulgarity flashness glamor image impression window dressing brag vaunt bad taste fuss pretending superficiality appearance euphemism impudence swashbuckling fanfaronade effrontery face grandstand play impertinence sauce temerity sauciness cheekiness neck pertness machismo gasconade skite nerviness shamelessness impoliteness sassiness rudeness rant storming crowing daring blowing talk self-glorification raging rodomontade bluff fuming railing swelling bold manner bullying brassiness chutzpa snash audaciousness malapertness bad manners hide procacity brass neck moxie crust cynicism confidence tall talk fancy talk hot air

figure of speech metaphor idiom trope conceit simile analogy allegory euphemism imagery symbol analogue analog metonymy phrase expression parable tropology comparison truism adumbration allusion anaphora device hyperbole image parallel personification rhetoric synecdoche euphuism satire idiomatic expression rhetorical expression turn of phrase way of speaking manner of speaking figurative expression word picture word painting emblem rhetorical device hope representation similitude pun play on words witticism quip symbolism typology fable apologue tale myth story legend moral saga figuration typification symbolization extended metaphor indirect representation

travesty mockery caricature parody sham distortion farce perversion cartoon charade corruption joke misrepresentation send-up spoof burlesque lampoon pantomime takeoff lampoonery mimicry mock play poor imitation poor substitute pretence pretense ridicule roast satire apology for excuse for imitation take-off pastiche skit pasquinade put-on rib sendup impression impersonation squib pasticcio laughing stock apology jest absurdity laughingstock malarkey embarrassment disgrace sketch masquerade excuse target derision butt act butt of jokes object of derision standing joke Aunt Sally target of jokes target of derision figure of fun object of ridicule source of amusement comedy shambles mocking simulation pappyshow deception distorted drawing copy exaggerated drawing fool sport mark ridiculousness personation dupe laugh waste of time shuck mickey-take debasement turn piece mimicking imitating number item routine aping falsification libel pasquil takedown invective false impression comedy sketch performance drawing wisecrack quip prank picture representation stooge mime irony insult play-on mock-heroic raillery comic strip bon mot goat strip cartoon funny drawing political cartoon spectacle exhibition pale imitation fall guy everybody's target everybody's fool victim fair game slapstick fake pathetic excuse poor example pale shadow inadequate example stop gap facade show front nonsense humor buffoonery vaudeville playacting guise semblance airs façade disguise pose simpleton pretension pretentiousness simulacrum make-believe trick pageant circus humour interlude horseplay camp slapstick comedy piece of futility broad comedy false display high camp low camp pratfall comedy campy art

exaggerations exaggerator exaggerators exaireses exairesis exalt exaggerating the worth of exaggerating the merits of exaggerating information exaggerating exaggerate the worth of exaggerate the merits of