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Magnification

The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.

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Broader term 11

Deceit 76% connected

An attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration, artifice, or practice, which misleads another, or causes him to believe wha…

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Deception 76% connected

The act of deceiving or misleading.

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Enlargement 76% connected

The act of increasing in size or bulk, real or apparent; the state of being increased; augmentation; further extension; expansion.

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Expansion 76% connected

The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of being expanded; dilation; enlargement.

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Exposure 76% connected

The act of exposing or laying open, setting forth, laying bare of protection, depriving of care or concealment, or setting out to reprobation or cont…

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Misrepresentation 76% connected

Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; -- usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as, a misrepresentation of a person'…

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Photo 76% connected

A contraction of Photograph.

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Photograph 76% connected

A picture or likeness obtained by photography.

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Pic 76% connected

A Turkish cloth measure, varying from 18 to 28 inches.

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Picture 76% connected

The art of painting; representation by painting.

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Ratio 76% connected

The relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind. It is expressed by the quotient of the division of the first by the sec…

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Amplify 74% connected

To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; -- used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Amplify 74% connected

To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the like; -- used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc.

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Magnify 74% connected

To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance; as, the microscope magnifies the o…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Magnify 74% connected

To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance; as, the microscope magnifies the o…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Enlargement 92% connected

The act of increasing in size or bulk, real or apparent; the state of being increased; augmentation; further extension; expansion.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Exaggeration 92% connected

The act of heaping or piling up.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Overstatement 92% connected

An exaggerated statement or account.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Antonym 2

Understatement 94% connected

The act of understating, or the condition of being understated; that which is understated; a statement below the truth.

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Understatement 94% connected

The act of understating, or the condition of being understated; that which is understated; a statement below the truth.

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