Synonyms of padded

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adjective

as in stretched

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reasonable
• realistic

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• understated
• minimized
• belittled
• played down

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