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embroidered

verb , past tense of embroider

Synonyms and Antonyms of embroidered

to add to the interest of by including made-up details

Dad likes to embroider his fishing stories

Synonyms of embroidered

colored, elaborated (on), embellished, exaggerated, hyperbolized, magnified, padded, stretched

Words Related to embroidered

dressed up, gussied up

amplified, enhanced, enlarged (on or upon), expanded, fleshed (out)

overdid, overdrew, overemphasized, overplayed, overstated

emphasized, played up, stressed

Near Antonyms of embroidered

belittled, minimized, played down, understated

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