Synonyms for laying it on thick
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
Top 10 synonyms for laying it on thick Other synonyms for the word laying it on thick
- accent
- accentuate
- act
- adopt
- adulate
- allure
- amplification
- apple polish
- argue into
- aspire to
- assume
- bait
- bamboozle
- banter
- beguile
- beslaver
- big talk
- blandish
- blow out of proportion
- bluff
- boast
- boost
- bootlick
- brag
- brownnose
- build up
- butter
- butter up
- cajole
- caricature
- cater to
- charm
- coax
- color
- coloring
- con
- contrive
- cook up
- corrupt
- counterfeit
- court
- crowd
- decoy
- distortion
- do a bit
- dramatize
- egg on
- embellish
- embellishment
- embroider
- embroidering
- enlarge
- enlargement
- ensnare
- entrap
- exalt
- expand
- fabricate
- fake
- fawn
- feign
- flatter
- fudge
- get around
- get carried away
- get next to
- glorify
- go to extremes
- grovel
- ham it up
- hand a line
- hike
- honey
- hook
- humor
- hype
- hyperbolize
- induce
- inflate
- influence
- intensify
- inveigle
- jolly
- labor at
- lay it on thick
- laying it on thick
- lead on
- lie
- loud talk
- lure
- magnification
- magnify
- make out like
- make too much of
- make up to
- maneuver
- massage
- maximize
- metaphor
- mislead
- misquote
- misreport
- misrepresent
- mountain out of molehill
- mug
- oil
- overact
- overdo
- overdo it
- overdraw
- overemphasize
- overestimate
- overpraise
- overstate
- overstatement
- overstress
- overuse
- overwork
- pad
- persuade
- play up
- play up to
- playact
- point up
- PR
- praise
- pretty up
- puff
- push
- put on
- put up a front
- pyramid
- romance
- romanticize
- rope in
- rub the right way
- salve
- scam
- seduce
- sell
- sham
- show off
- simulate
- slaver
- snow
- soap
- soft-soap
- soften
- soften up
- spread it on
- stretch
- string along
- stroke
- suck up to
- sweet talk
- sweet-talk
- sweeten up
- take on
- tall talk
- tantalize
- tempt
- toady
- toll
- up
- urge
- wheedle
- work on
- work over
Définition of laying it on thick
- As in hyperbole : noun exaggeration
- As in inveigle : verb entice, manipulate
- As in overplay : verb be dramatic
- As in overstate : verb exaggerate
- As in butter up : verb charm someone with flattery
- As in cajole : verb attempt to coax; flatter
- As in sweet-talk : verb flatter
- As in affect : verb pretend, imitate
- As in exaggerate : verb overstate, embellish
- As in flatter : verb compliment excessively
Antonyms for laying it on thick
- abridge
- be honest
- be modest
- belittle
- bully
- castigate
- compress
- compression
- condemn
- contract
- criticize
- decrease
- denounce
- deprecate
- depreciate
- discourage
- disenchant
- disgust
- dissuade
- force
- free
- ignore
- insult
- irritate
- lessen
- lessening
- let go
- liberate
- lower
- minimize
- mismatch
- offend
- play down
- prevent
- reduce
- release
- repel
- repulse
- shrink
- simplify
- stop
- tell truth
- turn off
- understate
- understatement
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