overdraw

amplify distort emphasize fabricate falsify heighten inflate magnify misrepresent overdo overemphasize overestimate

boast boost brag caricature color corrupt embroider enlarge exalt expand fudge hike hyperbolize intensify lie misquote pad puff pyramid romance romanticize scam stretch up

blow out of proportion build up cook up go to extremes lay it on thick loud talk make too much of misreport pretty up put on

compress contract decrease ignore lessen play down

abridge be modest deprecate lower reduce shrink

depreciate minimize understate

break close drop end finish

crash defalcate default dishonor fold repudiate terminate

be cleaned out be in arrears be ruined be taken to the cleaners become insolvent close down close one's doors drop a bundle go bankrupt go belly up go broke go bust go into Chapter 11 go out of business go to the wall go under go up lose big lose one's shirt

begin commence continue start

accomplish achieve capture complete deliver earn gain merit obtain procure prosper reach succeed win

deceive mislead misrepresent promote

BS beguile bull con concoct delude dissemble dissimulate distort dupe equivocate exaggerate fabricate fake falsify fib forswear frame fudge invent malign misguide misinform misspeak misstate palter perjure pervert phony plant prevaricate snow soft-soap victimize

be untruthful bear false witness break promise go back on make believe misinstruct put on put up a front string along

be honest tell the truth

aggravate enhance inflate overestimate overstate

boost color dramatize embellish embroider fudge overcharge overdo overemphasize overplay overrate overstress pad pyramid

blow up make mountain of molehill puff up

simplify

decrease diminish lessen miniaturize play down weaken

confuse cover up disguise distort exaggerate falsify misinterpret misstate overstate skew

adulterate angle beard belie blarney cheese cloak color con dress embellish embroider equivocate garble mangle mask palter pervert pirate prevaricate promote puff slant snow stretch twist warp

blow smoke build up miscolor misreport phony up trump up

be honest leave alone represent reveal straighten uncover

adulterate angle beard belie build up cloak color con confuse cover up disguise distort dress embellish embroider equivocate exaggerate falsify garble give snow job mangle mask miscolor misinterpret misreport misstate overstate palter pervert phony up pirate prevaricate promote puff skew slant snow spread it on stretch take out of context throw a curve trump up twist warp

be forthright be honest explain

exaggerate maximize overdo overemphasize overstate overuse

accent accentuate dramatize hyperbolize magnify mug overact overstress overwork stretch

blow out of proportion get carried away ham it up labor at lay it on thick point up show off

play down

augment embellish fudge inflate overstate

bulk embroider enlarge exaggerate expand increase lengthen magnify protract spin stretch

fill out flesh out

abbreviate abridge compress curtail decrease diminish lessen lower play down reduce shorten shrink

simplify uncomplicate