Thesaurus / over-states
FEEDBACKsynonyms for over-states
synonyms for over-states
- 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
- overdraw
- 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
- exaggerate
- overestimate
- overplay
- overrate
- overreach
- overstate
- overuse
- overvalue
- amplify
- belabor
- fatigue
- hype
- magnify
- overburden
- overindulge
- overload
- overtax
- overtire
- overwork
- pressure
- puff
- stretch
- be intemperate
- bite off too much
- do to death
- drive oneself
- go overboard
- go too far
- lay it on
- 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
- exaggerate
- maximize
- overdo
- overemphasize
- overstate
- overuse
- accent
- accentuate
- dramatize
- hyperbolize
- magnify
- mug
- overact
- overdraw
- overstress
- overwork
- stretch
- blow out of proportion
- get carried away
- ham it up
- labor at
- lay it on thick
- point up
- show off
- amplify
- emphasize
- heighten
- inflate
- magnify
- misrepresent
- overdo
- overemphasize
- overestimate
- boast
- boost
- brag
- embellish
- embroider
- enlarge
- exalt
- expand
- fabricate
- fudge
- hike
- lie
- misquote
- pad
- puff
- blow out of proportion
- build up
- lay it on thick
- misreport
- play up
- augment
- embellish
- fudge
- inflate
- overstate
- bulk
- embroider
- enlarge
- exaggerate
- expand
- increase
- lengthen
- magnify
- overdraw
- protract
- spin
- stretch
- fill out
- flesh out
- 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
- overdraw
- palter
- pervert
- pirate
- prevaricate
- promote
- puff
- slant
- snow
- stretch
- twist
- warp
- blow smoke
- build up
- miscolor
- misreport
- phony up
- trump up
- belie
- embroider
- magnify
- taint
- warp
- angle
- disguise
- doctor
- fake
- falsify
- fudge
- garble
- misrepresent
- misstate
- overstate
- pad
- pervert
- prejudice
- slant
- twist
- cook up
- gloss over
- amplify
- exaggerate
- overstate
- act
- burlesque
- enact
- execute
- overdo
- perform
- playact
- present
- produce
- show
- splash
- stage
- farcialize
- give color to
- ham it up
- lay it on
- make a production of
- melodramatize
- play on heartstrings
- play to gallery
- play up
- tragedize
- adorn
- bedeck
- dress up
- embroider
- exaggerate
- festoon
- gild
- overstate
- spiff up
- amplify
- array
- beautify
- color
- deck
- elaborate
- enhance
- enrich
- fudge
- garnish
- grace
- magnify
- ornament
- trim
- add bells and whistles
- emblaze
- fix up
- give details
- gussy up
- spruce up
- embellish
- aggrandize
- amplify
- color
- distend
- dramatize
- elaborate
- enhance
- enlarge
- expand
- falsify
- fudge
- heighten
- hyperbolize
- lie
- magnify
- overdo
- overemphasize
- overestimate
- overstate
- pad
- puff
- romanticize
- stretch
- blow-up
- build up
- make federal case
- make mountain out of molehill
- overelaborate
- overembellish
- play up
- spread on thick
- stretch the truth
- yeast
- evade
- exaggerate
- falsify
- overstate
- avoid
- color
- dodge
- embellish
- embroider
- equivocate
- hedge
- magnify
- pad
- patch
- shuffle
- slant
- stall
- cook up
- rave
- babble
- blather
- chatter
- effervesce
- effuse
- enthuse
- jabber
- overstate
- prate
- prattle
- carry on about
- fall all over
- go on about
- make a to-do over
- compress
- contract
- decrease
- ignore
- lessen
- play down
- abridge
- deprecate
- lower
- reduce
- shrink
- simplify
- tell the truth
- abbreviate
- abridge
- compress
- curtail
- decrease
- diminish
- lessen
- lower
- play down
- reduce
- shorten
- shrink
- simplify
- abridge
- compress
- condense
- contract
- curtail
- decrease
- diminish
- lessen
- lower
- reduce
- shorten
- shrink
- simplify
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