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trump up

VERB
belie
Synonyms
STRONGEST
distort gloss over mislead misstate
STRONG
color conceal disguise falsify garble hide misrepresent pervert twist warp
WEAK
give the lie to miscolor
Antonyms
STRONG
disclose divulge expose lay bare let out open represent reveal show straighten tell uncover unmask
WEAK
attest be honest prove
VERB
coin
Synonyms
STRONG
brainstorm compose conceive contrive counterfeit fabricate forge formulate frame manufacture mint mold originate spark spitball stamp strike
WEAK
dream up head trip make up make up off the top of one's head think up
Antonyms
STRONG
demolish destroy ruin stop wreck
VERB
conceive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
design develop devise dream up envision formulate originate produce realize visualize
STRONG
brainstorm cogitate consider contrive envisage fancy feature form image imagine meditate ponder project purpose ruminate spark speculate
WEAK
become pregnant cook up depicture head trip make up spitball think up
Antonyms
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end result
STRONG
destroy dismiss disregard forget ignore neglect ruin stop
WEAK
abort misunderstand not believe
VERB
construct
Synonyms
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build up compose create design erect establish fashion forge form formulate found manufacture organize produce put up set up shape
STRONG
compound constitute elevate engineer envision fabricate frame imagine invent make prefab raise rear
WEAK
cobble up cook up dream up fudge together hammer out hoke up put out put together throw together throw up uprear whip up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy disarrange disorder disorganize end neglect ruin
STRONG
abandon decrease demolish demote deny depress drop lessen lower raze refuse stop tell the truth
WEAK
annihilate break dismantle
VERB
contrive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
concoct devise dream up fabricate improvise manipulate
STRONG
construct create engineer fashion forge form formulate frame handle hatch make manufacture move plan plot project rig scheme vamp wangle
WEAK
come up with cook up make up throw together whip up
Antonyms
STRONG
break destroy discourage dissuade forget neglect raze ruin stop
WEAK
demolish disorganize waste wreck
VERB
devise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arrange come up with concoct construct craft create design discover forge formulate hatch invent mastermind prepare work out
STRONG
ad-lib blueprint brainstorm cast chart cogitate contrive form frame imagine improvise intrigue machinate plan plot project scheme shape spark vamp
WEAK
cook up dope out fake it get off head trip make up play it by ear think up throw together whip up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy disorder disorganize ruin
STRONG
forget ignore neglect stop
WEAK
borrow
VERB
distort
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alter belie deceive disfigure mangle misconstrue misinterpret misrepresent pervert twist warp
STRONG
angle bend bias buckle change collapse color con contort crush curve decline deteriorate deviate doctor fake fudge garble gnarl knot lie melt sag scam slant slump snow torture whitewash wind wrench writhe
WEAK
make out like misshape phony up put one on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be honest preserve straighten
STRONG
ascend build improve increase keep represent rise smooth stay tell the truth
WEAK
beautify shape nicely straight
VERB
fabricate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
concoct contrive counterfeit fake fudge invent misrepresent
STRONG
coin devise feign fib forge form jive lie pretend prevaricate
WEAK
make like
Antonyms
STRONGEST
tell the truth
STRONG
be honest
WEAK
break demolish destroy ruin wreck
VERB
falsify
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contradict contravene counterfeit deceive distort exaggerate fake forge misstate pervert tamper with
STRONG
adulterate belie change color con contort cook deny doctor embroider equivocate fib garble gloss lie misquote palter prevaricate promote salt traverse twist warp
WEAK
deacon dress up fake it four-flush frame up phony up put on an act
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agree approve be honest
STRONG
clean explain hurt purify represent straighten tell the truth
VERB
fancy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
visualize
STRONG
believe conceive conjecture envisage envision fantasize feature guess image infer phantom picture realize reckon spark spitball suppose surmise think vision
WEAK
be inclined to think dream up head trip make up make up off top of one's head think likely think up
VERB
fib
Synonyms
STRONG
concoct equivocate fabricate falsify invent jive palter plant prevaricate promote shovel
WEAK
create fiction make up speak with forked tongue stretch the truth tell a little white lie
Antonyms
STRONG
tell the truth
WEAK
be honest
VERB
forge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
falsify produce
STRONG
coin copy design duplicate fabricate fake fashion feign frame imitate invent make pirate reproduce scratch trace transcribe
WEAK
phony up
Antonyms
STRONG
be original destroy raze ruin stop tell the truth
VERB
hatch
Synonyms
STRONGEST
breed come up with conceive concoct devise dream up formulate incubate invent originate spawn
STRONG
bear brainstorm brood cause contrive design engender generate induce make occasion parent plot prepare procreate produce project provoke scheme set sire spitball
WEAK
bring forth cook up get up give birth lay eggs make up think up throw together whip up work up
Antonyms
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destroy
STRONG
discourage disorganize dissuade end finish halt hinder kill neglect prevent refuse ruin stop
VERB
invent
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concoct forge
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equivocate fake falsify feign fib lie misrepresent misstate pretend prevaricate simulate vamp
WEAK
conjure up create out of thin air make believe make up tell a white lie tell untruth think up
Antonyms
STRONG
be honest tell the truth
WEAK
steal
VERB
machinate
Synonyms
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cogitate collude connive conspire contrive design devise engineer finagle hatch intrigue invent plan promote scheme wangle
WEAK
come up with play games pull strings
Antonyms
STRONG
disorganize forget ignore neglect
WEAK
leave alone
VERB
make up
Synonyms
WEAK
ad-lib blend coin combine compose compound concoct construct contrive cook up devise dream up fabricate fabulize fake it fashion fictionalize fix formulate frame fuse hatch improv improvise invent join knock off make meld merge mingle mix originate play by ear prepare pretend put together ready storify whip up wing it write
Antonyms
WEAK
be real tell the truth
VERB
manufacture
Synonyms
STRONGEST
create fabricate produce
STRONG
contrive devise hatch
WEAK
cook up make up think up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy ruin
VERB
misrepresent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
confuse cover up disguise distort exaggerate falsify misinterpret misstate overstate skew
STRONG
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
WEAK
blow smoke build up miscolor misreport phony up
Antonyms
STRONG
be honest leave alone represent reveal straighten uncover
VERB
misrepresent/misquote
Synonyms
WEAK
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 twist warp
Antonyms
WEAK
be forthright be honest explain
VERB
rig
Synonyms
STRONGEST
falsify fix manipulate tamper with
STRONG
doctor engineer fake juggle
WEAK
fiddle with

Example Sentences

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Prosecutors have accused the defense of trying to turn the case into a trial on USC's admissions policies instead of whether the parents agreed to lie and trump up their kids' athletic credentials.

From Fox News • Sep. 8, 2021

Prosecutors have accused the defense of trying to turn the case into a trial on USC’s admissions policies instead of whether the parents agreed to lie and trump up their kids’ athletic credentials.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2021

“They did it ‘without cause’ so they wouldn’t be judged on what they tried to trump up on me,” Parker said.

From Washington Times • Aug. 19, 2020

“We don’t just trump up charges on people so that we can hold them,” Dunlap said, adding that he didn’t buy into stereotypes about immigrants.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2015

I tried to say something, to trump up an excuse; my mouth opened wide but no words came out.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.