Synonyms and related words :
aggrandize, amplify, ballyhoo, build up, burlesque, caricature, carry too far, draw the longbow, exaggerate, exaggeration, go to extremes, hyperbolize, idealize, idolize, lay it on, magnify, make much of, overappraisal, overappraise, overassess, overassessment, overcalculate, overcalculation, overcharge, overcommend, overcount, overdo, overdraw, overesteem, overestimation, overlaud, overmeasure, overpraise, overprize, overrate, overrating, overreach, overreact, overreact to, overreaction, overreckon, overreckoning, oversell, overspeak, overstate, overstatement, overstress, overvaluation, overvalue, pile it on, puff, stretch, stretch the truth, talk big, talk in superlatives, tout, travesty