exaggerate

caricaturing

ˈkarɪkətjʊə
ˈkarɪkətʃɔː

verb

make or give a caricature of.

he was famous enough to be caricatured by Private Eye

parody,satirize,lampoon,mimic,ridicule,mock,make fun of,burlesque,distort,exaggerate,send up,take off

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caricatured

ˈkarɪkətjʊə
ˈkarɪkətʃɔː

verb

make or give a caricature of.

he was famous enough to be caricatured by Private Eye

parody,satirize,lampoon,mimic,ridicule,mock,make fun of,burlesque,distort,exaggerate,send up,take off

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boasts

bəʊst

verb

talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one’s achievements, possessions, or abilities.

she boasted about her many conquests

brag,crow,swagger,swank,gloat,show off,blow one’s own trumpet,sing one’s own praises,congratulate oneself,pat oneself on the back,exaggerate,overstate,preen oneself,give oneself airs,talk big,blow hard,lay it on thick,shoot one’s mouth off,skite,big-note oneself

noun

an act of talking with excessive pride and self-satisfaction.

I said I would win and it wasn’t an idle boast

brag,self-praise,exaggeration,overstatement,bragging,crowing,swaggering,swank,swanking,skite,fanfaronade,vaunt,rodomontade,gasconade

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boasted

bəʊst

verb

talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one’s achievements, possessions, or abilities.

she boasted about her many conquests

brag,crow,swagger,swank,gloat,show off,blow one’s own trumpet,sing one’s own praises,congratulate oneself,pat oneself on the back,exaggerate,overstate,preen oneself,give oneself airs,talk big,blow hard,lay it on thick,shoot one’s mouth off,skite,big-note oneself

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boast

bəʊst

verb

talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one’s achievements, possessions, or abilities.

she boasted about her many conquests

brag,crow,swagger,swank,gloat,show off,blow one’s own trumpet,sing one’s own praises,congratulate oneself,pat oneself on the back,exaggerate,overstate,preen oneself,give oneself airs,talk big,blow hard,lay it on thick,shoot one’s mouth off,skite,big-note oneself

noun

an act of talking with excessive pride and self-satisfaction.

I said I would win and it wasn’t an idle boast

brag,self-praise,exaggeration,overstatement,bragging,crowing,swaggering,swank,swanking,skite,fanfaronade,vaunt,rodomontade,gasconade

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