as in to exaggerate
to add to the interest of by including made-up details
Dad likes to embroider his fishing stories
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of embroider
The $50 top features a small, red stiletto with the franchise's pitchfork heel embroidered on the chest.
—
Greta Cross, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Some embroider the logo into a small cross-stitch pendant for key chains.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors discussed the pants Athena wore when she was abducted; Ashley Strand identified them positively, a pair of blue jeans with flowers embroidered on them.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The signage lets viewers know it is made from silk chiffon and embroidered with bugle beads.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for embroider
Greta Cross, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Some embroider the logo into a small cross-stitch pendant for key chains.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors discussed the pants Athena wore when she was abducted; Ashley Strand identified them positively, a pair of blue jeans with flowers embroidered on them.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The signage lets viewers know it is made from silk chiffon and embroidered with bugle beads.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for embroider
Recent Examples of Synonyms for embroider
Verb
-
Charlotte Tilbury shoppers also appreciate that the product doesn’t exaggerate or settle into their fine lines.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
-
Iranian hackers boasted online of the hacks against Patel and the medical device maker while exaggerating their impact.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Without any workplace oversight, the baristas did the obvious, padding their breaks by ten, fifteen, twenty minutes.—
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
-
Becerra’s former aide plead guilty last year to embezzling $225,000 from a dormant campaign account and using it to pad his salary; Becerra has denied any knowledge of the scheme or faced any charges.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
That’s because it has been colored with a light shade of misogyny since day one.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
-
Talk to me a little bit about how Santos’ own experience with addiction and self-harm colors her relationship with Langdon.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
In online chats with ADF members in Cameroon, Chungag falsely claimed to have combat experience in Iraq but appeared to be embellishing his military background to raise his profile in the group, the affidavit says.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Apr. 2026
-
Sections of the granite supports of the Keck statue are cannily manipulated and embellished with stars and swirling vortex-forms in Lithichrome paint into works of art themselves.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Embroider.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embroider. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
