| hyperbolize(verb, expand, color, inflate, falsify) |
| inflate(verb, falsify, distort, magnify, amplify) |
| lie(expand, color, inflate, falsify, distort) |
| overdo(verb, expand, color, inflate, falsify) |
| overemphasize(expand, color, inflate, falsify, distort) |
| overestimate(expand, color, inflate, falsify, distort) |
| overstate(expand, color, inflate, falsify, distort) |
| pad(verb, expand, color, inflate, falsify) |
| puff(expand, color, inflate, falsify, distort) |
| rhapsodize(verb, moon, swoon) |
| stretch(expand, color, inflate, falsify, distort) |
| aggrandize(color, elaborate, exaggerate, embellish, overstate) |
| blow out of proportion(expression, idiom, inflate, falsify, distort) |
| boast(verb, inflate, falsify, distort, magnify) |
| boost(verb, inflate, falsify, distort, magnify) |
| brag(verb, inflate, falsify, distort, magnify) |
| caricature(verb, inflate, falsify, distort, magnify) |
| conjure up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, imagine, daydream) |
| cook up(expression, inflate, falsify, distort, magnify) |
| corrupt(verb, inflate, falsify, distort, magnify) |