lay it on

VERB

confide

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admit confess disclose impart reveal suggest whisper

STRONG

breathe buzz hint insinuate intimate tell

WEAK

bend an ear crack to lay the gaff let in on spill to unload on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal deny hide secrete

WEAK

keep suppress

VERB

dramatize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amplify exaggerate overstate

STRONG

act burlesque enact execute overdo perform playact present produce show splash stage

WEAK

farcialize give color to ham it up make a production of melodramatize play on heartstrings play to gallery play up tragedize

Antonyms

STRONGEST

reduce

STRONG

abandon fail halt ignore neglect prevent refrain refuse stop veto

VERB

fawn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crouch grovel

STRONG

abase blandish bow cajole cotton court cower crawl creep cringe debase defer flatter invite jolly kneel kowtow massage oil pander scrape slaver snow stoop stroke submit toady truckle woo yield

WEAK

apple-polish be at beck and call be obsequious be servile brown-nose buddy up butter up cater to cave in to curry favor fall all over fall on one's knees honey up lick boots make up to pay court play up to

Antonyms

STRONG

fight ignore reject

VERB

overdo

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exaggerate overestimate overplay overrate overreach overstate overuse overvalue

STRONG

amplify belabor fatigue hype magnify overburden overindulge overload overtax overtire overwork pressure puff stretch

WEAK

be intemperate bite off too much do to death drive oneself go overboard go too far make federal case not know when to stop pile on run into the ground run riot strain oneself talk big wear down wear oneself out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

play down

STRONG

compress decrease lessen

WEAK

ignore neglect

VERB

pander

Synonyms

STRONG

cajole gratify massage please satisfy snow soap stroke

WEAK

brown-nose fall all over play the game play up to politic soften up suck up to

Antonyms

STRONG

anger annoy disappoint disturb frustrate upset

WEAK

deny dissatisfy refuse

VERB

toady

Synonyms

STRONG

bootlick cajole flatter kowtow massage oil stroke truckle woo

WEAK

apple-polish be servile brown-nose butter up fall all over fall on one's knees honey up kiss one's feet kiss-up lick boots pay court play up to scratch one's back suck up to

VERB

truckle

Synonyms

STRONG

bootlick cajole flatter grovel kowtow massage oil stroke toady woo

WEAK

apple-polish be servile brown-nose butter up fall all over fall on one's knees honey up kiss one's feet kiss-up lick boots pay court play up to scratch one's back suck up to

VERB

wheedle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cajole finagle

STRONG

banter blandish charm coax con court draw entice flatter inveigle kowtow oil persuade seduce snow soap soft-soap sweet-talk worm

WEAK

butter up soften up spread it on sweeten up work on

Antonyms

STRONG

dissuade

Example Sentences

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“You lay it on the line and see where the chips fall. … You want no regrets.”

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024

And sheesh, does the lead sponsor, Pennsylvania Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, lay it on thick.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2024

And when our sound tech asked us did we want to know what we were having, and my wife and I hate surprises so we told her to lay it on us.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2023

McCarthy knows that we know that he knows that he can lay it on thick.

From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2022

One day, the warder asked this comrade for his jacket so that he could lay it on the grass and sit on it.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

lay it on

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