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requiring much time, effort, or careful attention //writing will always be an exacting task
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verb
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present participle of exact
- to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority //every war inevitably exacts the greatest sacrifice possible from some of the nation's best and brightestSynonymsRelated WordsNear Antonyms
- to establish or apply as a charge or penalty //vowed to exact a heavy fine from any hockey player engaging in such outrageous behavior on the iceRelated WordsNear AntonymsAntonyms
- to get (as money) by the use of force or threats //that loan shark can be counted upon to exact repayment of his loan by whatever means necessary
exaggeration
plural exaggerations
Definition
- : an act or instance of exaggerating something : overstatement of the truth //She told us what happened without exaggeration. : a statement that exaggerates something //a report filled with exaggerations and outright lies //But it's no exaggeration to say that this car has been one of the major linchpins of the burgeoning Asian hot-rod phenomenon. — Tony Swan //Scads of fibs, exaggerations and misleading statements have been swept up in the dragnet … — James Poniewozik
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- //their exaggeration was such that a rainstorm became a hurricane
First Known Use
1565, in the meaning defined aboveexaggeration
noun
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- the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts //their exaggeration was such that a rainstorm became a hurricaneSynonymsRelated WordsNear AntonymsAntonyms
exasperate
exasperated; exasperating
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to cause strong irritation or annoyance to //It's a conundrum for any playwright: How do you enliven characters who alternately bore and exasperate each other? — Michael Phillips //It's a demanding dining experience that may exhaust and exasperate some customers … — Thomas Matthews //… they are just like any brothers who love and exasperate each other in equal measure … — Allison Glock: to excite the anger of : enrage //She did show favour to the youth in your sight only to exasperate you, to awake your dormouse valour, to put fire in your heart and brimstone in your liver. — William Shakespeare //… no doubt he thought that such rigorous discipline as that might exasperate five hundred emigrants into an insurrection. — Herman Melville
- obsolete : to make more grievous : aggravate
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requiring much time, effort, or careful attention //writing will always be an exacting task
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verb
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present participle of exact
- to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority //every war inevitably exacts the greatest sacrifice possible from some of the nation's best and brightestSynonymsRelated WordsNear Antonyms
- to establish or apply as a charge or penalty //vowed to exact a heavy fine from any hockey player engaging in such outrageous behavior on the iceRelated WordsNear AntonymsAntonyms
- to get (as money) by the use of force or threats //that loan shark can be counted upon to exact repayment of his loan by whatever means necessary
exaggeration
plural exaggerations
Definition
- : an act or instance of exaggerating something : overstatement of the truth //She told us what happened without exaggeration. : a statement that exaggerates something //a report filled with exaggerations and outright lies //But it's no exaggeration to say that this car has been one of the major linchpins of the burgeoning Asian hot-rod phenomenon. — Tony Swan //Scads of fibs, exaggerations and misleading statements have been swept up in the dragnet … — James Poniewozik
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caricature coloring elaboration embellishment embroidering embroidery hyperbole magnification overstatement padding stretchingAntonyms
meiosis understatementExamples
- //their exaggeration was such that a rainstorm became a hurricane
First Known Use
1565, in the meaning defined aboveexaggeration
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts //their exaggeration was such that a rainstorm became a hurricaneSynonymsRelated WordsNear AntonymsAntonyms
exasperate
exasperated; exasperating
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to cause strong irritation or annoyance to //It's a conundrum for any playwright: How do you enliven characters who alternately bore and exasperate each other? — Michael Phillips //It's a demanding dining experience that may exhaust and exasperate some customers … — Thomas Matthews //… they are just like any brothers who love and exasperate each other in equal measure … — Allison Glock: to excite the anger of : enrage //She did show favour to the youth in your sight only to exasperate you, to awake your dormouse valour, to put fire in your heart and brimstone in your liver. — William Shakespeare //… no doubt he thought that such rigorous discipline as that might exasperate five hundred emigrants into an insurrection. — Herman Melville
- obsolete : to make more grievous : aggravate
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requiring much time, effort, or careful attention //writing will always be an exacting task
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verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
present participle of exact
- to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority //every war inevitably exacts the greatest sacrifice possible from some of the nation's best and brightestSynonymsRelated WordsNear Antonyms
- to establish or apply as a charge or penalty //vowed to exact a heavy fine from any hockey player engaging in such outrageous behavior on the iceRelated WordsNear AntonymsAntonyms
- to get (as money) by the use of force or threats //that loan shark can be counted upon to exact repayment of his loan by whatever means necessary
exaggeration
plural exaggerations
Definition
- : an act or instance of exaggerating something : overstatement of the truth //She told us what happened without exaggeration. : a statement that exaggerates something //a report filled with exaggerations and outright lies //But it's no exaggeration to say that this car has been one of the major linchpins of the burgeoning Asian hot-rod phenomenon. — Tony Swan //Scads of fibs, exaggerations and misleading statements have been swept up in the dragnet … — James Poniewozik
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caricature coloring elaboration embellishment embroidering embroidery hyperbole magnification overstatement padding stretchingAntonyms
meiosis understatementExamples
- //their exaggeration was such that a rainstorm became a hurricane
First Known Use
1565, in the meaning defined aboveexaggeration
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts //their exaggeration was such that a rainstorm became a hurricaneSynonymsRelated WordsNear AntonymsAntonyms
exasperate
exasperated; exasperating
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to cause strong irritation or annoyance to //It's a conundrum for any playwright: How do you enliven characters who alternately bore and exasperate each other? — Michael Phillips //It's a demanding dining experience that may exhaust and exasperate some customers … — Thomas Matthews //… they are just like any brothers who love and exasperate each other in equal measure … — Allison Glock: to excite the anger of : enrage //She did show favour to the youth in your sight only to exasperate you, to awake your dormouse valour, to put fire in your heart and brimstone in your liver. — William Shakespeare //… no doubt he thought that such rigorous discipline as that might exasperate five hundred emigrants into an insurrection. — Herman Melville
- obsolete : to make more grievous : aggravate
adjective
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requiring much time, effort, or careful attention //writing will always be an exacting task
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verb
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)
present participle of exact
- to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority //every war inevitably exacts the greatest sacrifice possible from some of the nation's best and brightestSynonymsRelated WordsNear Antonyms
- to establish or apply as a charge or penalty //vowed to exact a heavy fine from any hockey player engaging in such outrageous behavior on the iceRelated WordsNear AntonymsAntonyms
- to get (as money) by the use of force or threats //that loan shark can be counted upon to exact repayment of his loan by whatever means necessary
exaggeration
plural exaggerations
Definition
- : an act or instance of exaggerating something : overstatement of the truth //She told us what happened without exaggeration. : a statement that exaggerates something //a report filled with exaggerations and outright lies //But it's no exaggeration to say that this car has been one of the major linchpins of the burgeoning Asian hot-rod phenomenon. — Tony Swan //Scads of fibs, exaggerations and misleading statements have been swept up in the dragnet … — James Poniewozik
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
caricature coloring elaboration embellishment embroidering embroidery hyperbole magnification overstatement padding stretchingAntonyms
meiosis understatementExamples
- //their exaggeration was such that a rainstorm became a hurricane
First Known Use
1565, in the meaning defined aboveexaggeration
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
- the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts //their exaggeration was such that a rainstorm became a hurricaneSynonymsRelated WordsNear AntonymsAntonyms
exasperate
exasperated; exasperating
Definition (Entry 1 of 2)
- transitive verb
- : to cause strong irritation or annoyance to //It's a conundrum for any playwright: How do you enliven characters who alternately bore and exasperate each other? — Michael Phillips //It's a demanding dining experience that may exhaust and exasperate some customers … — Thomas Matthews //… they are just like any brothers who love and exasperate each other in equal measure … — Allison Glock: to excite the anger of : enrage //She did show favour to the youth in your sight only to exasperate you, to awake your dormouse valour, to put fire in your heart and brimstone in your liver. — William Shakespeare //… no doubt he thought that such rigorous discipline as that might exasperate five hundred emigrants into an insurrection. — Herman Melville
- obsolete : to make more grievous : aggravate
adjective
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