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padded

verb , past tense of pad

Synonyms and Antonyms of padded

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 of padded

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

Words Related to padded

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 padded

belittled, minimized, played down, understated

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padded

verb , past tense of pad

Synonyms and Antonyms of padded

to go on foot

a cat padded silently by

Synonyms of padded

ambulated, footed (it), hoofed (it), legged (it), stepped, traipsed, trod (also treaded), walked

Words Related to padded

paraded, promenaded

marched, paced, stepped out, strode, trooped

hiked, peregrinated, trekked

ambled, moseyed, perambulated, rambled, sauntered, strolled, wandered

clumped, stomped, stumped, tramped, trampled, tromped

footslogged, plodded, trudged

gimped, hobbled, limped

minced, pranced, pussyfooted, tiptoed

bounced, sashayed, stalked, strutted, swaggered

faltered, lumbered, lurched, pounded, scuffed, shambled, shuffled, staggered, stumbled, toddled, waddled

nipped, tapped, tripped, trotted

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