What is another word for fudging ?

Present participle for to alter something from its true state, typically to deceive

giving a false account of

biasing^US

biassing^UK

quoting out of context

taking out of context

moulding^UK

molding^US

putting the wrong slant on

dramatizing^US

giving a false impression of

dramatising^UK

making adjustments to

making changes to

making alterations to

giving a false picture of

creating out of thin air

building up

giving a false idea of

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

putting words in someone's mouth

arranging fraudulently

giving a particular slant to

exerting an influence on

brutalizing^US

brutalising^UK

finding a loophole in

snookering

outmaneuvering^US

gaming

exploiting a loophole in

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“He gave an honest answer, rather than trying to fudge up data to support his hypothesis.”

Verb

playing it close to the vest

Present participle for to avoid providing a clear answer or statement

weaseling^US

weaselling^UK

beating about the bush

beating around the bush

shifting ground about

temporizing^US

temporising^UK

sidestepping the issue

balking^US

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

baulking^UK

dancing around an issue

skirting round

pussyfooting around

worming one's way out of

skirting the issue

deceiving

hedging your bets

giving the run around

giving a false colour to

putting on

stretching the truth

copping out of

beating about the bush about

giving a wide berth to

playing your cards close to your chest

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“And if, as I suspect, the government is trying to fudge the issue by referring to made-up rules, then that is naughty.”

Verb

sending on a wild goose chase

Present participle for to use underhanded methods to achieve a goal

victimizing^US

victimising^UK

chiseling^US

chiselling^UK

pulling a fast one on

giving someone a bum steer

putting on

putting on the wrong track

doing in

pulling one's leg

leading up the garden path

throwing off the scent

stretching the rules

bending the rules

pulling something funny

stacking the cards

hitting below the belt

taking to the cleaners

selling a bill of goods

putting up smoke screen

giving wrong information to

leading on

leading down the garden path

pulling the wool over someone's eyes

wrong steering

giving the wrong impression

leading up garden path

putting on false front

saying something untrue

misinstructing

telling a white lie

departing from the truth

not telling the truth

telling a terminological inexactitude

bearing false witness

selling down the river

getting the better of

selling a pup

figuring out

playing someone false

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

doing someone in the eye

selling a bill of goods to

slipping something over on

going one better than

pulling someone's leg

biasing^US

biassing^UK

hocus-pocusing

playing a practical joke on

playing fast and loose with

giving the runaround

sending on a wild-goose chase

twisting around your little finger

making somebody look an idiot

making a monkey out of

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“As a quizzer, he also guessed well, reversing that framing process to fudge his way to answers.”

Verb

Present participle for to describe or express in too exaggerated terms

dramatising^UK

dramatizing^US

making too much of something

emphasising^UK

emphasizing^US

piling it on

stretching the truth

putting on

making a big thing of

adding colour

making a federal case of

laying it on with a trowel

blowing something out of all proportion

blowing up out of all proportion

laying it on with a shovel

laying on

making a production out of

drawing the longbow

making a mountain out of a molehill

shooting a line

cooking up

blowing out of proportion

laying it on thick about

bigging up

making a drama out of a crisis

laying it on with a trowel about

making a big thing out of

blowing up out of proportion

making a mountain out of

exaggerating information

going into detail about

belabouring^UK

belaboring^US

making a production of

mugging

hyping

laboring^US

labouring^UK

maximizing^US

attaching too much importance to

attaching too much weight to

maximising^UK

making a big thing about

making a big deal out of something

expounding on

harping on about

going on

laying too much emphasis on

placing too much emphasis on

chewing up the scenery

allowing too much for

overcalculating

magnifying importance

expressing emotion

increasing

overwriting

making a song and dance about

making a fuss

laying too much stress on

giving someone a sob story

overcharging

making something out of nothing

going on and on about

going over the top about

paying extravagant compliments

embellishing the truth

sweet-talking

giving fulsome praise

laying on with a trowel

camping it up

playing on heartstrings

giving color to

playing to gallery

making a performance of

playing to the gallery

running into the ground

italicizing^US

italicising^UK

putting emphasis on

focusing attention on

calling attention to

turning spotlight on

drawing attention to

bringing attention to

laying emphasis on

bringing to the fore

giving prominence to

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Verb

putting a spanner in the works

Present participle for to completely bungle (an opportunity)

doing something badly

making a dog's dinner of

balling up

making a pig's ear of

putting your foot in it

falling flat on face with

erring on

making a pig's ear

making a dog's breakfast

hashing up

making a mess

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Verb

Present participle for to make more beautiful or attractive by adorning or decorating

Noun

The action of evading something

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Noun

kicking the can down the road

The state of hesitating or being evasive

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

temporising^UK

temporizing^US

skepticism^US

scepticism^UK

beating about the bush

sidestepping the issue

lack of self-confidence

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Noun

The act of giving an appearance to something of which it is not

figment of the imagination

pretence^UK

pretense^US

porky pie

fairy story

departure from the truth

terminological inexactitude

rumour^UK

economy with the truth

rumor^US

disregard for the facts

deviation from the truth

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Noun

use of fallacious arguments

A specious argument designed to defend an action or feeling

overgeneral reasoning

chimera^US

chimaera^UK

figment of imagination

figment of the imagination

trompe l'oeil

special effect

visual fallacy

pretence^UK

pretense^US

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Noun

terminological inexactitude

A fabricated story or statement, especially one intended to deceive

pretence^UK

pretense^US

departure from the truth

figment of the imagination

rumour^UK

rumor^US

economy with the truth

artifact^US

artefact^UK

disregard for the facts

deviation from the truth