What is another word for laying it on thick?
179 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ lˈe͡ɪɪŋ ɪt ˌɒn θˈɪk], [ lˈeɪɪŋ ɪt ˌɒn θˈɪk], [ l_ˈeɪ_ɪ_ŋ ɪ_t ˌɒ_n θ_ˈɪ_k]Table of Contents
Similar words for laying it on thick:- exaggeration (noun)
- hyperbole (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- affect (verb)
- butter up (verb)
- cajole (verb)
- exaggerate (verb)
- flatter (verb)
- inveigle (verb)
- overplay (verb)
- sweet-talk (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Laying it on thick:
n.
•exaggeration (noun) •hyperbole (noun) •Other relevant words: (noun)v.
•affect (verb) •butter up (verb) •cajole (verb) •exaggerate (verb)- falsify,
- color,
- romanticize,
- stretch,
- exalt,
- lie,
- magnify,
- romance,
- fabricate,
- puff,
- amplify,
- boast,
- overestimate,
- caricature,
- pretty up,
- inflate,
- overdraw,
- go to extremes,
- fudge,
- corrupt,
- brag,
- loud talk,
- heighten,
- misquote,
- pyramid,
- scam,
- enlarge,
- up,
- embroider,
- hike,
- misrepresent,
- pad,
- expand,
- Misreport,
- cook up,
- hyperbolize,
- overemphasize,
- make too much of,
- intensify,
- distort,
- overdo,
- boost,
- emphasize,
- blow out of proportion.
- glorify,
- charm,
- cater to,
- praise,
- sell,
- salve,
- adulate,
- grovel,
- Beslaver,
- court,
- overpraise,
- cajole,
- humor,
- toady,
- fawn.
- ensnare,
- egg on,
- allure,
- coax,
- hook,
- sweet talk,
- rope in,
- toll,
- bamboozle,
- honey,
- lead on,
- persuade,
- butter,
- string along,
- bait,
- overdo it,
- soften up.
Other synonyms:
•Other relevant words:- fake,
- simulate,
- beguile,
- apple polish,
- work over,
- entice,
- oil,
- butter up,
- delude,
- bootlick,
- urge,
- sham,
- act,
- seduce,
- tempt,
- induce,
- inveigle,
- soap,
- play up,
- do a bit,
- maneuver,
- wheedle,
- adopt,
- banter,
- stroke,
- embellish,
- playact,
- decoy,
- bluff,
- blandish,
- deceive,
- mislead,
- contrive,
- snow,
- soften,
- massage,
- work on,
- feign,
- counterfeit,
- influence,
- dupe,
- take on,
- suck up to,
- lure,
- rub the right way,
- jolly,
- put on,
- tantalize,
- entrap,
- hand a line,
- spread it on,
- push,
- get next to,
- build up,
- crowd.
Antonyms for Laying it on thick:
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n.
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hyperbole
compression, understatement, decrease, lessening.
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hyperbole
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v.
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affect
stop, tell truth.
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cajole
disgust, force, disenchant, bully, dissuade, discourage, turn off, repel, repulse.
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exaggerate
deprecate, play down, shrink, ignore, compress, depreciate, minimize, be modest, lower, reduce, contract, understate, abridge, lessen.
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overstate
simplify.
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sweet-talk
irritate.
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affect