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Stretch the truth
To give an impression of greater importance than is justified
To speak in a manner that is exaggerated and typically not sincere
To talk extravagantly and imaginatively about
Verb
▲
Stretch the truth
prevaricate
lie
cavil
dodge
equivocate
hedge
palter
quibble
shuffle
tergiversate
deceive
fence
flannel
pussyfoot
shilly-shally
sidestep
be evasive
evade
fabricate
fib
shift
stall
temporise
UK
temporize
US
vacillate
beat about the bush
belie
con
dissemble
distort
dither
exaggerate
falsify
fudge
garble
invent
jive
misrepresent
misspeak
misstate
be non-committal
be vague
dodge the issue
parry questions
sidestep the issue
beg the question
phony up
put off
put on
duck the issue
hum and haw
stall for time
beat around the bush
give a false colour to
perjure
be economical with the truth
dissimulate
pretend
tell stories
tell untruths
tell a lie
mislead
delude
depart from the truth
make up a story
forswear oneself
invent a story
not tell the truth
trick
forswear
tell a terminological inexactitude
bear false witness
commit perjury
fake
concoct
feign
lie under oath
swear falsely
promote
kid
shovel
plant
make up
trump up
tell a fib
create fiction
speak with forked tongue
tell a little white lie
pull the wool over someone's eyes
pull someone's leg
bluff
hoax
misinform
hoodwink
beguile
misguide
dupe
overdraw
snow
bull
misinstruct
pervert
gaslight
tell a falsehood
tell an untruth
concoct a story
string along
be untruthful
fake it
have on
be forsworn
say something untrue
break promise
throw off the scent
not speak the truth
put on the wrong track
perjure oneself
put up a front
make believe
send on a wild goose chase
lead astray
BS
tell a white lie
give the wrong impression
lie through one's teeth
lack candor
waffle
weasel
hesitate
evade the issue
pussyfoot around
stonewall
duck the question
sit on the fence
fudge the issue
procrastinate
blow hot and cold
fool
delay
hem and haw
waver
mince words
avoid the issue
parry
misdirect
avoid
duck
tarry
snooker
bamboozle
be indecisive
sucker
cozen
hang back
gain time
burn
buffalo
use delaying tactics
take in
play for time
cop out
forge
cover up
double-talk
suck in
fake out
lead on
flip-flop
be ambiguous
lead up the garden path
do a number on
take for a ride
fluctuate
falter
swither
simulate
hatch
hold back
hang fire
scam
filibuster
disinform
bilk
hose
swindle
tergiverse
inveigle
shaft
cheat
tell untruth
doublespeak
hornswoggle
gaff
defer
defraud
outfox
gammon
propagandize
US
have
humbug
spoof
juggle
betray
ensnare
victimize
US
victimise
UK
bait
outwit
mousetrap
gull
catch
propagandise
UK
create out of thin air
lie to
shuffle about
spin a yarn
tell lies
rip off
rope in
be noncommittal
give wrong information to
kick the can down the road
pull a swifty on
put on an act
give someone a bum steer
wrong steer
put up smoke screen
pass the buck
lead down the garden path
put on false front
cop a plea
pull a fast one on
bait and switch
pull one's leg
double-cross
skirt
shirk
ramble
haver
blather
diddle
entrap
dream up
conjure up
dilly-dally
shift ground about
shuck
skirt the issue
play it close to the vest
take advantage of
play for a sucker
phony
US
fast-talk
devise
illude
rook
bunk
give nothing away
overreach
entangle
enmesh
caboodle
impose on
hedge your bets
shuffle around
give the run around
phoney
UK
straddle an issue
dodge the question
play your cards close to your chest
postpone
change
distract
divert
shillyshally
lead up garden path
play trick on
put one over on
seesaw
take one's time
drag your feet
hold over
buy time
adumbrate
subtilize
be unable to decide
be irresolute
change mind
be unable to make up your mind
yo-yo
circumvent
bypass
balk
US
tell white lie
mince matters
run around
cloud the issue
give run around
straddle the fence
baulk
UK
not give a straight answer to
fend off
beat around bush
get out of
be equivocal about
be evasive about
quibble about
avoid answering
not pay
cop out of
skirt round
find a way round
beat about the bush about
avoid committing oneself
use Fabian tactics
play a waiting game
avoid making a decision
take your time
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Verb
▲
To give an impression of greater importance than is justified
inflate
exaggerate
amplify
embellish
magnify
overstate
increase
enlarge
expand
augment
dramatise
UK
dramatize
US
elaborate
embroider
emphasise
UK
emphasize
US
enhance
overplay
boost
exalt
extend
intensify
overdo
overestimate
pump up
swell
aggrandize
blow up
escalate
hyperbolize
overemphasise
UK
overemphasize
US
balloon
bloat
cram
fill
maximise
UK
maximize
US
pad
pyramid
spread
stretch
surcharge
touch up
widen
beef up
build up
drive up
flesh out
go up
swell up
blow something out of all proportion
blow up out of all proportion
make a big thing out of
colour
UK
color
US
make a mountain out of a molehill
overdraw
oversell
overpitch
heighten
catastrophize
fudge
lay it on thick
falsify
make too much of something
over-elaborate
make a big thing of
lie
puff
pile it on
romanticize
US
lay it on with a trowel
add colour
romanticise
UK
elaborate on
lay it on with a shovel
draw the longbow
shoot a line
make a drama out of a crisis
overstress
distort
overvalue
misrepresent
misreport
fabricate
brag
boast
misquote
hike
corrupt
up
overexaggerate
caricature
romance
scam
put on
make a federal case of
lay on
make a production out of
cook up
blow out of proportion
pretty up
go to extremes
loud talk
pile it on about
lay it on thick about
big up
lay it on with a trowel about
make a song and dance about
make a fuss
make a big deal out of something
varnish
gild
add detail to
overelaborate
yeast
blow-up
add flesh to
make federal case
jazz up
enlarge on
dress up
exaggerate information
go into detail about
spread on thick
play up
overembellish
distend
ginger up
develop
fill out
expand on
add to
expatiate
detail
accentuate
supplement
dwell on
harp on
stress
spin
belabour
UK
labor
US
labour
UK
belabor
US
refine
underline
impress
highlight
perfect
improve
strain
polish
reinforce
give details
expound on
dilate on
go on about
build on
attach too much weight to
lay too much emphasis on
harp on about
point up
place too much emphasis on
attach too much importance to
dilate upon
drive home
pad out
go on
expound
evolve
explicate
spin out
stretch out
eke out
lengthen
exploit
utilize
US
build
interlard
explain
give substance to
dilate
sensationalize
US
utilise
UK
broaden
round out
enlarge upon
play-act
execute
playact
melodramatize
stage
enact
act
farcialize
show
perform
splash
burlesque
produce
tragedize
present
sensationalise
UK
put flesh on the bones of
improve on
ham up
give color to
play to the gallery
play to gallery
make a performance of
ham it up
lay it on
play on heartstrings
expatiate on
make a production of
raise
multiply
compound
strengthen
accelerate
dwell upon
continue
involve oneself
linger
consider
tarry over
supersize
stoke
hype
deepen
consolidate
redouble
add
step up
jack up
hike up
amp up
turn up
soup up
more ❯
Verb
▲
To speak in a manner that is exaggerated and typically not sincere
lay it on
exaggerate
overstate
embellish
embroider
overdo
pile on
overdo it
over-praise
soft-soap
embellish the truth
give fulsome praise
ham it up
pay extravagant compliments
pile it on
sweet-talk
lay it on thick
lay on with a trowel
lay it on with a trowel
lay it on with a shovel
overstate the case
overplay
overemphasize
US
dramatize
US
amplify
magnify
overdraw
talk big
blow up
go overboard with
fatigue
make a production of
make a mountain out of a molehill
overvalue
overdramatize
make a production out of
overrate
overburden
overtax
make a big thing of
overtire
dramatise
UK
ham up
overemphasise
UK
pressure
overload
puff
carry
run into the ground
overembellish
color
US
blow up out of all proportion
overuse
make a thing about
bite off too much
make a big thing about
strain yourself
pull the longbow
stretch
put on
go too far
overreach
belabor
US
camp up
make a thing of
make a big deal out of something
overindulge
go overboard
make federal case
do to death
overestimate
colour
UK
inflate
hype
drive oneself
belabour
UK
overwork
run riot
wear down
more ❯
Verb
▲
To talk extravagantly and imaginatively about
romance
fantasise
UK
fantasize
US
gush
romanticise
UK
romanticize
US
idealise
UK
idealize
US
sentimentalise
UK
sentimentalize
US
daydream
dream
exaggerate
lie
rhapsodise
UK
rhapsodize
US
swoon
moon
make up stories
tell stories
think romantically
be economical with the truth
build castles in the air
look at through rose-colored glasses
view through rose-tinted glasses
let your imagination run away with you
imagine
envision
visualize
US
visualise
UK
envisage
ideate
fancy
hallucinate
woolgather
indulge in fantasy
build castles in Spain
indulge in wool-gathering
build castles in air
live in a dream world
indulge in fancy
give free rein to the imagination
muse
pretend
make believe
be in love
act romantically
be romantic
be head over heels
lose your head
glorify
deify
apotheosize
glamorize
US
venerate
ennoble
fetishize
glamourize
magnify
exalt
idolize
US
worship
admire
overemphasize
US
glamorise
UK
idolise
UK
overemphasise
UK
put on a pedestal
be unrealistic about
paint a rosy picture of
glamour up
look at something through rose-tinted spectacles
picture
see
conceive
vision
image
conceit
fantasy
feature
contrive
conjure up
play-act
see visions
head trip
trip out
make-believe
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