PADDINGS Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

paddings

noun

plural of padding

as in fillings

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

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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

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Noun

The result was a tortilla that complemented fillings without disappearing beneath them.

— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 July 2026
Sheng bakes shokupan, a fluffy Japanese milk bread, fresh from scratch using a traditional recipe and a Pullman pan, ensuring perfectly square slices with the exact structure and softness needed to hold its fillings.

— Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of fillings

Noun

Her own granddaughter's baptism dress included embroideries copied from that dress.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Whimsical elements come through in Anna Sui’s mixed media appliqués and ruffle trims on jeans and denim skirts, Chanel’s denim coordinates covered in clear sequins, Kenzo’s sets decorated with flower embroideries and Stella McCartney’s jeans with carnival stripes.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 June 2026

Definition of embroideries

Noun

Its three-in-one design is a huge win for people like adjustable pillows but don't want to store leftover fills or inserts.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026
Peart’s unusual – but iconic – drum fills and tempo changes are perhaps the most complicated in the rock ‘n’ roll canon.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 June 2026

Definition of fills

Noun

But the fastest swimming speed claims are almost certainly indefensible exaggerations.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Historians, strategists, and analysts are brought in to give some context, particularly for the question of how much these impressions influence voters — do these performances merge with their targets’ public personas, turning comic exaggerations into liabilities?

— Jason Bailey, Vulture, 27 May 2026

Definition of exaggerations

Noun

Created by Chicago painter Nathaniel Mary Quinn, the image mashes up caricatures of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ron Wood into a glorious grotesquerie that channels the colorful glam-trash aesthetics of the band’s late-’70s phase.

— Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026
And the thing about caricatures?

— Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 20 June 2026

Definition of caricatures

Noun

Shen wondered whether there was a random model that could produce clique-free colorings more efficiently than Erdős’ approach.

— Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 26 June 2026
Its nostalgic pink look is certainly a throwback to streetside cotton candy machines, but this time, the shade comes entirely from vegetable colorings and turmeric, rather than artificial colors.

— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2026

Definition of colorings

Noun

One felony charge of reckless driving causing great bodily injury was dismissed in this week’s sentencing, as well as two enhancements of great bodily injury on a person.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
These software enhancements are expected to be important as the MQ-25A progresses through further development stages.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

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