padding | Definition of padding

Synonyms and Antonyms of padding

1 soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something

the padding is leaking out of that pillow

Synonyms of padding

fill, filler, filling, stuffing, wadding

Words Related to padding

interlining, lining, quilting

buffer, bumper, cushion, fender, pad

2 the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts

that feature writer is sometimes guilty of padding, since his stories often contain colorful details that can't be verified

Synonyms of padding

caricature, coloring, elaboration, embellishment, embroidering, embroidery, exaggeration, hyperbole, magnification, overstatement, stretching

Words Related to padding

amplification, enhancement

fabrication, misrepresentation

fudging, hedging

Near Antonyms of padding

belittlement, disparagement, minimizing, poor-mouthing

Antonyms of padding

meiosis, understatement