exaggerator

noun

Meaning

A person who habitually represents something as being larger, better, or worse than it actually is.

Examples

  • She is such an exaggerator that you should take her dramatic accounts of the office meeting with a grain of salt.
  • The witness was labeled an exaggerator by the defense attorney because his testimony kept changing to sound more sensational.

Synonyms: liar, storyteller, braggart, hyperbolist