Đồng nghĩa của stretch the truth

make a mountain out of a molehill magnify overemphasise overemphasize aggrandize amplify color colour elaborate embellish embroider inflate overdraw over-elaborate oversell add colour dramatise dramatize exaggerate hyperbolize lay it on thick lay it on with a shovel lay it on with a trowel overpitch overplay overstate pile it on blow something out of all proportion draw the longbow make a big thing of make a fuss make a song and dance about make too much of something shoot a line make a big deal out of something make a drama out of a crisis overdo enlarge expand overestimate pad stretch build up emphasize enhance catastrophize boost intensify exalt blow up elaborate on touch up flesh out heighten falsify lie romanticise puff romanticize blow up out of all proportion fudge emphasise pyramid varnish gild increase add detail to overelaborate yeast blow-up add flesh to make federal case jazz up enlarge on dress up exaggerate information go into detail about spread on thick play up make mountain out of molehill overembellish distend ginger up augment extend swell pump up escalate surcharge go up maximize beef up maximise widen drive up fill bloat balloon spread swell up cram make a big thing out of overdo it pay extravagant compliments overstate the case embellish the truth sweet-talk pile on ham it up give fulsome praise over-praise lay on with a trowel lay it on soft-soap overstress romance lay on pretty up hike distort lay it on with a trowel about scam put on brag make a federal case of go to extremes misrepresent misreport misquote big up boast blow out of proportion up overvalue caricature make a production out of cook up lay it on thick about loud talk corrupt pile it on about overexaggerate fabricate accentuate overact overrate stress bend melodramatize strain overdramatize belabour pervert hype garble belabor misstate misinterpret point up chew the scenery tear a cat cook manipulate misrelate ham accent make a production of mug attach too much importance to put a spin on strengthen disguise deepen overpraise fake labor labour promote belie highlight warp overuse underline massage redouble consolidate aggravate twist expand on step up dwell on slant overwork harp on amp up emote attach too much weight to burlesque raise act travesty compound multiply ham up spin doctor go overboard puff up overcharge impress alter change add to exacerbate brighten draw the long bow worsen broaden make a big thing about inflame adulterate make worse jack up quote out of context hike up tamper with rouse rise intensate give a false account of take out of context expound on fix go on about trump up lay too much emphasis on harp on about place too much emphasis on palter fiddle prevaricate con go on phony up equivocate drive home labor at show off get carried away chew up the scenery stretch a point theatricalize interlard blow up out of proportion emphasize too much magnify importance make larger allow too much for overcalculate express emotion juggle fill out lay too much stress on make a mountain out of give someone a sob story make mountain of molehill over-embroider over-embellish over-colour make something out of nothing concentrate interfere with tinker with patch fiddle with acclaim go over the top about go on and on about sharpen reinforce dilate overwrite applaud praise forge mount sweeten sensationalize counterfeit quicken gain strength pick up advance overplay it heat up lighten pour it on set off spike darken add fuel whet point tone up heap on poison airbrush run up jump up fan the flames of invent play-act debase stage perform splash produce tragedize present sensationalise execute playact enact farcialize show camp it up vitiate foreground contravene salt put on an act rig traverse gloss deacon four-flush fake it deceive contort frame up fib underscore feature parody make much of punctuate give color to play on heartstrings play to the gallery play to gallery make a performance of press conceal carry go overboard with do to death illuminate glorify gloss over coat grace italicize overload camp up overburden overtax overindulge fatigue overtire pressure overreach overprize blarney blow smoke miscolor pass off cover up skew angle snow cheese give a false idea of cloak bias beard mask mangle pirate confuse dress italicise deck window-dress adorn enrich sugar-coat camouflage call attention to draw attention to turn spotlight on bring to the fore talk big strain yourself make a thing about pull the longbow drive oneself make a thing of run riot wear down go too far wear yourself out garnish beautify ornament bedeck bite off too much run into the ground exceed overreckon overassess rate too highly assess too highly think overesteem accelerate begild engild plate paint aureate overlay wash tinsel whitewash aurify glitter supersize exaggerate the worth of stoke supplement think too highly of expect too much of praise too highly think too much of exaggerate the merits of prize too highly lengthen add expatiate turn up make louder soup up

prevaricate lie cavil dodge equivocate hedge palter quibble shuffle tergiversate deceive fence flannel pussyfoot shilly-shally sidestep be evasive evade fabricate fib shift stall temporise temporize vacillate beat about the bush belie con dissemble distort dither exaggerate falsify fudge garble invent jive misrepresent misspeak misstate be non-committal be vague dodge the issue parry questions sidestep the issue beg the question phony up put off put on duck the issue hum and haw stall for time beat around the bush give a false colour to perjure be economical with the truth dissimulate pretend tell stories mislead delude tell untruths tell a lie depart from the truth make up a story forswear oneself trick invent a story not tell the truth forswear tell a terminological inexactitude bear false witness commit perjury fake concoct feign lie under oath swear falsely promote kid shovel plant make up trump up tell a fib create fiction speak with forked tongue tell a little white lie pull the wool over someone's eyes pull someone's leg bluff hoax misinform hoodwink beguile misguide dupe overdraw snow bull misinstruct pervert gaslight tell a falsehood tell an untruth concoct a story string along be untruthful fake it have on be forsworn say something untrue break promise throw off the scent not speak the truth put on the wrong track perjure oneself put up a front make believe send on a wild goose chase lead astray BS tell a white lie lie through one's teeth lack candor forge bamboozle take in fool snooker humbug cozen sucker hornswoggle gaff gull gammon have spoof juggle burn buffalo catch suck in fake out cover up twist warp misinterpret slant misreport cheat cook misrelate color colour bend scam manipulate defraud betray double-cross double-talk put on an act lead down the garden path put a spin on take for a ride lead on put one over on simulate hatch devise counterfeit tell untruth misdirect alter create out of thin air disinform doctor disguise change doublespeak bias outwit illude shuck propagandize misquote bilk swindle give the wrong impression adulterate mousetrap propagandise embroider skew tamper with lie to embellish pass off give wrong information to lead up the garden path four-flush give someone a bum steer wrong steer put up smoke screen spin a yarn take out of context put on false front do a number on quote out of context bait and switch angle pull one's leg tell lies dream up conjure up coin form phony do flimflam phoney hose inveigle shaft seduce outfox rook entice bunk tempt make like ensnare victimize overreach entangle enmesh victimise lure caboodle bait impose on waffle prejudice rip off pull a swifty on lead up garden path play trick on pull a fast one on rope in debase corrupt massage spin vitiate parry fix contravene salt dress up contort rig fiddle traverse gloss frame up deacon deteriorate wind interfere with tinker with knot crush melt decline whitewash curve writhe slump gnarl sag make out like deviate misconstrue collapse waver hesitate weasel be ambiguous escape elude flip-flop tergiverse eschew evade the issue adumbrate stonewall pussyfoot around fudge the issue shuffle about avoid the issue cop out hem and haw tell white lie run around mince words pass the buck cop a plea cloud the issue sit on the fence blow hot and cold give run around straddle the fence duck the question sham bunco blag psych out strain parody conceal travesty cheese blarney blow smoke give a false idea of miscolor cloak beard stretch mask mangle build up pirate confuse overstate give a false account of dress puff

romance fantasise fantasize gush romanticise romanticize idealise idealize sentimentalise sentimentalize daydream dream exaggerate lie rhapsodise rhapsodize swoon moon make up stories tell stories think romantically be economical with the truth build castles in the air look at through rose-colored glasses view through rose-tinted glasses let your imagination run away with you imagine pretend play-act fancy muse indulge in fantasy build castles in Spain be in love act romantically play enact simulate feign playact counterfeit fool fake bluff be romantic make believe be head over heels lose your head let on like act as though play the part act as if make as if glorify deify apotheosize glamorize venerate ennoble fetishize glamourize magnify exalt idolize worship admire overemphasize glamorise idolise overemphasise put on a pedestal be unrealistic about paint a rosy picture of glamour up look at something through rose-tinted spectacles envision hallucinate invent visualize conceit image fantasy vision visualise make-believe conceive see feature envisage picture ideate woolgather contrive conjure up see visions head trip trip out live in a dream world indulge in fancy indulge in wool-gathering build castles in air give free rein to the imagination

stretch tight stretch to stretchy stretch your legs strew strewed stretch the rules stretch over stretch out stretch one's wings stretch oneself out stretch oneself