Synonyms of embroidering

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noun

as in embroidery

the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts

with considerable embroidering the owners of the bed-and-breakfast have turned a few odd incidents into a full-blown legend of ghostly apparitions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• embroidery
• exaggeration
• caricature
• stretching
• coloring
• enhancement
• fabrication
• magnification
• hyperbole
• elaboration
• embellishment
• overstatement
• padding
• misrepresentation
• amplification
• hype
• hedging
• fudging
• puffery
• superlative

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• understatement
• meiosis
• minimizing
• disparagement
• belittlement
• poor-mouthing

embroidering

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verb

present participle of embroider

as in exaggerating

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

Dad likes to embroider his fishing stories

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exaggerating
• coloring
• padding
• embellishing
• enhancing
• expanding
• stretching
• satirizing
• elaborating (on)
• hyperbolizing
• magnifying
• emphasizing
• enlarging (on or upon)
• stressing
• amplifying
• hedging
• overdoing
• fleshing (out)
• overstating
• overemphasizing
• caricaturing
• gussying up
• overdrawing
• playing up
• fudging
• dressing up
• overplaying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimizing
• belittling
• understating
• playing down