SSC Stenographer 2025 PYQ — Question 155

SSC Stenographer - 07 Aug 2025 - Shift 3 • English • Q155

Select the synonym of Exaggerate.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

Exaggerate: To represent something as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is.

Amplify: This means to increase the volume, intensity, or scope of something. In a literary or rhetorical context, it serves as a synonym for exaggerate because both involve expanding or enlarging the original subject.

Minimize: This is an antonym; it means to represent something as less important than it truly is.

Suppress: This means to forcibly put an end to something or to prevent the expression of an idea/feeling.

Understate: This is also an antonym; it means to describe something as being smaller or less significant than it actually is.