Exaggerated
Exaggerated adjective - Extended beyond normal or realistic bounds.
Silly and exaggerated are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Silly" instead an adjective "Exaggerated".
Silly
Silly adjective - Lacking in seriousness or maturity.
Exaggerated and silly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Exaggerated" instead an adjective "Silly".
Nearby Word: silliness
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Or is he getting worse every game, making silly or exaggerated plans instead of evil or efficient ones, unleashing a Sealed Evil in a Can (accidentally destroying the world) and losing control over his own robots/minions?
Source: Broken Base / Sonic the Hedgehog -
There are some who enjoy the over-the-top, exaggerated and silly nature of Metal, and there are those that... don't.
Source: Narm / Music - Don Bluth films sometimes have such exaggerated animations, especially in certain characters' facial expressions, that scenes that should have been harrowing or dramatic are instead silly and goofy.
Source: Narm / Western Animation
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