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Stretching the truth

Synonyms for "stretching the truth" (46 found)

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Informal (10)

Noun, verb, slang(5 words)

puff stretch tout ballyhoo fib

Intj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Verb, slang(3 words)

magnify lay it on talk big

General use (36)

Adj, noun, verb(2 words)

burlesque caricature

Noun, verb(8 words)

travesty overreach build up overcharge mislead overestimate overdraw overpraise

Adj, verb(1 words)

Verb(16 words)

amplify aggrandize deceive embroider falsify overdo overstate lay it on thick equivocate overreact prevaricate overstress oversell hyperbolize draw the longbow overspeak

make much of go to extremes carry too far pile it on talk in superlatives be untruthful lie flatly speak falsely tell a lie

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