Synonyms of padded

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adjective

as in stretched

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stretched
• embroidered
• enlarged
• embellished
• inflated
• exaggerated
• elaborated
• magnified
• overstated
• outsized
• overblown
• overemphasized
• overplayed
• bloated
• hyped-up
• overdone
• overdrawn
• outsize
• hyperbolized
• unreasonable
• unrealistic
• grandiose
• preposterous
• unreal
• overweening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reasonable
• realistic

padded

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verb (1)

past tense of pad

as in exaggerated

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

the journalist was fired for padding certain stories to make them more interesting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exaggerated
• colored
• embroidered
• enhanced
• embellished
• expanded
• stretched
• elaborated (on)
• hyperbolized
• magnified
• satirized
• emphasized
• amplified
• enlarged (on or upon)
• hedged
• fleshed (out)
• stressed
• overemphasized
• overstated
• gussied up
• caricatured
• dressed up
• played up
• overplayed
• fudged
• overdid
• overdrew

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minimized
• understated
• belittled
• played down

padded

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verb (2)

past tense of pad

as in walked

to go on foot

a cat padded silently by

Synonyms & Similar Words

• walked
• stepped
• treaded
• strolled
• wandered
• trod
• sauntered
• legged (it)
• traipsed
• marched
• hoofed (it)
• ambulated
• shuffled
• paced
• footed (it)
• trotted
• strode
• hiked
• paraded
• promenaded
• trekked
• trooped
• trampled
• stomped
• tiptoed
• ambled
• stepped out
• clumped
• tapped
• hobbled
• trudged
• pranced
• minced
• waddled
• scuffed
• moseyed
• staggered
• stalked
• rambled
• limped
• strutted
• stumbled
• tramped
• bounced
• power walked
• peregrinated
• gimped
• sashayed
• lurched
• stumped
• shambled
• swaggered
• plodded
• perambulated
• toddled
• faltered
• footslogged
• pussyfooted
• lumbered
• tromped
• pounded
• nipped
• tripped