Synonyms and related words :
Barnumize, act a part, affect, aggrandize, amplify, assume, ballyhoo, bedaub, besmear, blarney, blow, blow off, blowhard, bombast, build up, burlesque, butter, butter up, caricature, carry too far, coat, counterfeit, dab, daub, do a bit, dramatize, draw the longbow, enamel, exaggerate, fake, feign, get around, gild, gloss, go to extremes, histrionize, honey, hyperbolize, inflate, jolly, kid along, lacquer, lay it on, lay on, magnify, make much of, make out like, oil, overact, overcharge, overdo, overdo it, overdraw, overestimate, overpraise, overreach, overreact, oversell, overspeak, overstate, overstress, pile it on, play, play a part, play a scene, play up to, playact, pontificate, pretend, prime, puff, put on, put on airs, sham, shoot the shit, simulate, slap on, slather, smear, smear on, soap, soft-soap, soften up, spread on, spread with, stretch, stretch the truth, string along, stroke, talk big, talk highfalutin, talk in superlatives, tar, tout, travesty, tug the heartstrings, undercoat, vapor, wear