What is another word for embroidered ?

Past tense for to add embroidered stitching or adornment to (a fabric)

added the finishing touch to

added finishing touches

bejeweled^US

bejewelled^UK

glamorized^US

glamorised^UK

tasselled^UK

remodeled^US

remodelled^UK

added bells and whistles

added ornament

added to

given something a facelift

gave something a facelift

sewed up

sewn up

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“As a little girl I used to watch my aunt embroider pillow-covers, handkerchiefs, dupattas, baby-dresses, you name it.”

Verb

Past tense for to describe or express in too exaggerated terms

made a mountain out of a molehill

dramatised^UK

dramatized^US

made federal case

enlarged on

jazzed up

exaggerated information

emphasized^US

emphasised^UK

made a big thing out of

laid it on with a trowel

made too much of something

put flesh on the bones of

blew up out of all proportion

blown up out of all proportion

made a big thing of

made a production out of

laid it on with a shovel

made a federal case of

blown out of proportion

blew out of proportion

made a drama out of a crisis

made a production of

built on

made a big deal out of something

blown something out of all proportion

blew something out of all proportion

belaboured^UK

belabored^US

maximized^US

maximised^UK

laid it on thick about

big upped

bigged up

lay on

made a mountain out of

hammed up

hamming up

laid it on with a trowel about

made a big thing about

added to

talked big

overstated the case

made a performance of

made a song and dance about

soft-soaped

improved on

paid extravagant compliments

made a thing of

sweet-talked

played to the gallery

played to gallery

expatiated on

embellished the truth

magnified importance

made a fuss

made a thing about

laid on with a trowel

played on heartstrings

stretched a point

swollen

blew up out of proportion

blown up out of proportion

attached too much importance to

idealized^US

idealised^UK

laid too much stress on

attached too much weight to

made much of

overcalculated

allowed too much for

gone over the top about

went on and on about

gone on and on about

went over the top about

went on about

gone on about

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“The author tends to embroider the protagonist's abilities, making him seem almost superhuman.”

Verb

Past tense for to alter something from its true state, typically to deceive

put words in someone's mouth

quoted out of context

biassed^UK

biased^US

dramatized^US

gave a false account of

given a false account of

dramatised^UK

given a false idea of

put the wrong slant on

created out of thin air

departed from the truth

told a terminological inexactitude

put on the wrong track

maneuvered^US

manoeuvred^UK

molded^US

moulded^UK

bastardized^US

arranged fraudulently

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

bastardised^UK

pulled the wool over someone's eyes

told a little white lie

said something untrue

sent on a wild goose chase

given a false impression of

gave a false impression of

spoken with forked tongue

spoke with forked tongue

gave a false picture of

given a false picture of

given the wrong impression

gave the wrong impression

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Verb

Past tense for to use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric

Verb

Past tense for to increase or augment, especially in detail or information

Verb

Past tense for to add more detail to what has already been said

Verb

Past tense for to conspicuously inscribe a design or mark on

Adjective

Untrue or hard to believe, typically made up

beyond the bounds of possibility

flakey^US

flaky^UK

not in the least likely

not able to hold water

phoney^UK

phony^US

never to be forgotten

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Adjective

Exaggerated through the use of hyperbole

laid on with a trowel

blown out of proportion

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Adjective

Elaborately or highly decorated in design or decoration

jewelled^UK

jeweled^US

skillful^US

skilful^UK

with bells and whistles

excessively ornamental

aesthetic^UK

esthetic^US

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Adjective