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padding

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of padding

1 soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something
  • the padding is leaking out of that pillow
Synonyms of padding

fill, filler, filling, stuffing, wadding
Words Related to padding

packing

interlining, lining, quilting

buffer, bumper, cushion, fender, pad
2 the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts
  • that feature writer is sometimes guilty of padding, since his stories often contain colorful details that can't be verified
Synonyms of padding

caricature, coloring, elaboration, embellishment, embroidering, embroidery, exaggeration, hyperbole, magnification, overstatement, stretching
Words Related to padding

amplification, enhancement

fabrication, misrepresentation

fudging, hedging

hype, puffery

superlative
Near Antonyms of padding

belittlement, disparagement, minimizing, poor-mouthing
Antonyms of padding

meiosis, understatement

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