What is another word for lay it on thick?
168 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ lˈe͡ɪ ɪt ˌɒn θˈɪk], [ lˈeɪ ɪt ˌɒn θˈɪk], [ l_ˈeɪ ɪ_t ˌɒ_n θ_ˈɪ_k]Table of Contents
Similar words for lay it on thick:- affect (verb)
- attempt to coax; flatter (verb)
- be dramatic (verb)
- butter up (verb)
- cajole (verb)
- exaggerate (verb)
- flatter (verb)
- inveigle (verb)
- overplay (verb)
- sweet-talk (verb)
- other synonyms
- exaggerate
- flatter
- inveigle
- overplay
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Lay it on thick:
n.
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- exaggerate.
v.
•affect (verb) •attempt to coax; flatter (verb) •be dramatic (verb) •butter up (verb) •cajole (verb) •exaggerate (verb)- distort,
- romanticize,
- brag,
- blow out of proportion,
- caricature,
- embroider,
- overestimate,
- amplify,
- heighten,
- exalt,
- Misreport,
- expand,
- enlarge,
- boast,
- up,
- misquote,
- puff,
- lie,
- cook up,
- boost,
- fudge,
- overdo,
- hike,
- overdraw,
- misrepresent,
- pyramid,
- falsify,
- romance,
- overemphasize,
- scam,
- stretch,
- go to extremes,
- corrupt,
- pretty up,
- pad,
- fabricate,
- magnify,
- emphasize,
- loud talk,
- intensify,
- color,
- make too much of.
- Beslaver,
- toady,
- grovel,
- adulate,
- sell,
- humor,
- fawn,
- salve,
- overpraise,
- cater to,
- glorify,
- praise,
- charm,
- court.
- butter,
- rope in,
- sweet talk,
- persuade,
- soften up,
- lead on,
- toll,
- ensnare,
- allure,
- hook,
- coax,
- bait,
- string along,
- honey,
- bamboozle,
- egg on,
- overdo it.
Other synonyms:
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- hyperbolize.
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- overstate.
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- inflate.
- Overdrawing,
- Overdrawn,
- overemphasizing,
- overestimating,
- overestimates,
- overemphasizes,
- mis-report,
- misreporting,
- Caricaturing,
- over-emphasize,
- overestimated,
- Caricatured,
- scamming,
- misreported,
- misquotes,
- scammed,
- Romanced,
- overemphasized,
- over-estimate,
- Romancing.
Antonyms for Lay it on thick:
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v.
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affect
stop, tell truth.
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cajole
bully, force, discourage, turn off, dissuade, disenchant, repel, repulse, disgust.
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exaggerate
contract, compress, minimize, be modest, depreciate, lessen, understate, shrink, ignore, play down, decrease, lower, reduce, abridge, deprecate.
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overstate
simplify.
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sweet-talk
irritate.
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affect