padding

padding

noun

Definition of PADDING

1

soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something <the padding is leaking out of that pillow>

Synonyms fill, filler, padding, stuffing, wadding

Related Words packing; interlining, lining, quilting; buffer, bumper, cushion, fender, pad

2

the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts <that feature writer is sometimes guilty of padding, but he keeps it from getting out of hand>

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