Difference between Inflated and Exaggerated

What is the difference between Inflated and Exaggerated?

Inflated as a verb is to enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally while Exaggerated as a verb is to overstate, to describe more than is fact.

Inflated

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Filled with air or fluid Expanded; in a state of inflation, of abnormally increased size, amount, etc. In a state of higher cost. (fig.): Pompous; arrogant (of a person or ego) (fig.): Containing excessive, meaningless words, particularly for show

Exaggerated

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To overstate, to describe more than is fact.

Example sentence: In retrospect, the populist panic may have been overblown. Regarding Brexit, for example, the shock exaggerated its meaning. Because it was so unexpected, it became a sensation.

We hope you now know whether to use Inflated or Exaggerated in your sentence.

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