Exaggeration and Padding

Exaggeration

Exaggeration noun - The representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts.

Usage example: their exaggeration was such that a rainstorm became a hurricane

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Padding and exaggeration are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Padding" instead a noun "Exaggeration".

Padding noun - The representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts.

Usage example: that feature writer is sometimes guilty of padding, but he keeps it from getting out of hand

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Exaggeration and padding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Exaggeration" instead a noun "Padding".

Nearby Word: padded

similar	similar exaggeration	similar padding
correct	correct exaggeration	correct padding
obvious	obvious exaggeration	obvious padding
blatant	blatant exaggeration	blatant padding
Other adjectives: heavy, massive, extreme, huge, little, necessary, less.

Not helped by Character Exaggeration in the anime, where one of the more forms of Padding is "Sakura beats up Naruto for no clearly defined reason."

Source: Never Live It Down / Anime and Manga

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