stretch the truth

Verb

Meaning

stretch the truth (third-person singular simple present stretches the truth, present participle stretching the truth, simple past and past participle stretched the truth)

(idiomatic) To exaggerate, often to the point where the truth is obscured or lost.

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Synonyms

fib dramatize exaggerate overestimate overstate aggrandize prevaricate hyperbolize put one over oversell overspeak

Antonyms

own sing uncover confess underestimate unveil
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Examples

The husband says he plans to stretch the truth and tell them about distant places to which he has gone, and his wife (in the example above) echoes and encourages his thoughts. Source: Internet

Morton's accomplishments as an early innovator are so vast that he did not really need to stretch the truth." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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