Nouns (5)
magnification
n. the act of expanding something in apparent size
magnification
n. the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object
enlargement
n. a photographic print that has been enlarged
exaggeration, overstatement
n. making to seem more important than it really is
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Fuzzynyms (31)
aggravation, exacerbation
n. action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse; "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care"
amplification
n. (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current
augmentation
n. the act of augmenting
expansion, expanding upon
n. adding information or detail
sweetening, enhancement
n. an improvement that makes something more agreeable
development
n. act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development"
exaggeration, hyperbole
n. extravagant exaggeration
sweetening, enhancement
n. an improvement that makes something more agreeable
story, fib, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle
n. a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"
impersonation, imitation, caricature
n. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
takeoff, parody, mockery, charade, lampoon, spoof, sendup, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade
n. a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
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Antonyms (1)
understatement
n. a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said
magnification
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