embroidery

embroidery

noun

Definition of EMBROIDERY

1

decorative stitching done on cloth with the use of a needle <she's been able to turn her skill at embroidery into a second business selling decorative cushions at craft fairs>

Synonyms embroidery

Related Words crewel, cross-stitch, needlepoint; fagoting (or faggoting), hemstitch, smocking; fancywork

2

the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts <it's doubtful that she ever told an anecdote without considerable embroidery>

Synonyms caricature, coloring, elaboration, embellishment, embroidering, embroidery, hyperbole, magnification, overstatement, padding, stretching

Related Words amplification, enhancement; fabrication, misrepresentation; fudging, hedging; hype, puffery; superlative

Near Antonyms belittlement, disparagement, minimizing, poor-mouthing

Antonyms meiosis, understatement