Synonyms for Laying it on thick:
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n.
• hyperbole
- Embroidering
, - amplification
, - big talk
, - coloring
, - distortion
, - embellishment
, - enlargement
, - hype
, - magnification
, - metaphor
, - overstatement
, - pr
, - tall talk
.
-
v.
• affect
• cajole
• overplay
- dramatize
, - exaggerate
, - get carried away
, - ham it up
, - labor at
, - maximize
, - mug
, - overact
, - overstate
, - overstress
, - overuse
, - overwork
, - point up
, - show off
.
• sweet-talk
Other relevant words:
- act
, - adopt
, - apple polish
, - banter
, - beguile
, - blandish
, - bluff
, - bootlick
, - build up
, - butter up
, - contrive
, - counterfeit
, - crowd
, - deceive
, - decoy
, - delude
, - do a bit
, - dupe
, - embellish
, - entice
, - entrap
, - fake
, - feign
, - get next to
, - hand a line
, - induce
, - influence
, - inveigle
, - jolly
, - lure
, - maneuver
, - massage
, - mislead
, - oil
, - play up
, - playact
, - push
, - put on
, - rub the right way
, - seduce
, - sham
, - simulate
, - snow
, - soap
, - soften
, - spread it on
, - stroke
, - suck up to
, - take on
, - tantalize
, - tempt
, - urge
, - wheedle
, - work on
, - work over
, - hyperbole
.
• butter up
• exaggerate
- Misreport
, - amplify
, - blow out of proportion
, - boast
, - boost
, - brag
, - caricature
, - color
, - cook up
, - corrupt
, - distort
, - embroider
, - emphasize
, - enlarge
, - exalt
, - expand
, - fabricate
, - falsify
, - fudge
, - go to extremes
, - heighten
, - hike
, - hyperbolize
, - inflate
, - intensify
, - lie
, - loud talk
, - magnify
, - make too much of
, - misquote
, - misrepresent
, - overdo
, - overdraw
, - overemphasize
, - overestimate
, - pad
, - pretty up
, - puff
, - pyramid
, - romance
, - romanticize
, - scam
, - stretch
, - up
.
• flatter
- Beslaver
, - adulate
, - cajole
, - cater to
, - charm
, - court
, - fawn
, - glorify
, - grovel
, - humor
, - overpraise
, - praise
, - salve
, - sell
, - toady
.
• inveigle
- allure
, - bait
, - bamboozle
, - butter
, - coax
, - egg on
, - ensnare
, - honey
, - hook
, - lead on
, - overdo it
, - persuade
, - rope in
, - soften up
, - string along
, - sweet talk
, - toll
.
• overplay
• Other relevant words (noun):
- PRS
, - mountain out of molehill
.
What are the hypernyms for Laying it on thick?
A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
What are the opposite words for laying it on thick?
The phrase "laying it on thick" is often used to describe someone who is over-exaggerating or overpraising something or someone. Antonyms for this phrase can include "understating," "downplaying," or "minimizing" the situation. Rather than exaggerating or overstating, someone who is "understating" may be delivering the facts in a straightforward or unembellished way. "Downplaying" or "minimizing" may be used to indicate that the situation is not as significant or remarkable as someone else might suggest. The use of these antonyms can help to provide a more balanced and accurate portrayal of the situation at hand.
What are the antonyms for Laying it on thick?
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n.
• hyperbole
-
v.
• affect
• cajole
• exaggerate
- abridge
, - be modest
, - compress
, - contract
, - deprecate
, - depreciate
, - ignore
, - lessen
, - lower
, - minimize
, - play down
, - reduce
, - shrink
, - understate
.
• flatter
• inveigle
• overstate
• sweet-talk
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