fudged
Bent the truth
Fudged is the past tense of fudge, meaning to fake, falsify, or present dishonestly: He fudged the numbers on his expense report.
To fudge something is to handle it imprecisely or evasively—avoiding commitment to exact facts or clear positions: She fudged her answer when asked about her qualifications.
The word suggests manipulation that falls short of outright lying.
Invented, not real
- falsifiedMade deliberately inaccurate
- doctoredDeceptively altered
- cookedHeated for eating
- made-upFabricated, not factual
invented · concocted · fake · phony · bogus · fraudulent · forged · counterfeit
Manipulated soft tissue
- tweakedAltered in minor ways
- adjustedChanged to improve fit
- finagledObtained through craftiness
- finessedManaged with delicate skill
jiggered · cooked · nudged · altered · modified · tampered · fixed · rigged
Conveyed inaccurately or deceptively
- twistedWound around itself
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
- spunRotated rapidly
- slantedAngled from vertical
warped · garbled · bent · manipulated · colored · shaded · embellished · exaggerated
fabricated
Invented, not real
made-up · invented · concocted · fake · phony · bogus · fraudulent · forged · counterfeit · dishonest
massaged
Manipulated soft tissue
finessed · jiggered · cooked · nudged · altered · modified · tampered · fixed · rigged · fiddled
misrepresented
Conveyed inaccurately or deceptively
slanted · warped · garbled · bent · manipulated · colored · shaded · embellished · exaggerated · overstated
approximate
Nearly accurate but inexact
ballpark · estimated · guessed · rounded · unclear · fuzzy · hazy · loose · sloppy · careless
bungled
Performed ineptly, failed
blundered · fumbled · muddled · mangled · butchered · hacked · slapdash · half-baked · slipshod · cobbled
- hot fudgeWarm, thick chocolate topping
- hot fudge sundaeIce cream with warm chocolate
- chocolate fudgeDense, creamy cocoa candy
- fudge itImprovise without real knowledge
- fudge factorArbitrary adjustment for uncertainty
- fudge cakeDense chocolate baked good