Synonyms for "adulate" (35 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (7)

adoreblandishblessblow upboast ofbrag aboutcajole

Strong matches (11)

celebratecomplimentdeifyemblazoneulogizeexaltextolfawn uponflatterglorifyhero worship

Related words (17)

honoridolizelaudlikelionizelovemagnifypalaverpraisepuffpuff upreveresaluteslaverslobber overtrumpetwheedle

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

2 entries

blandishflatter

derived

3 entries

adulationadulatoradulatory

derived from

3 entries

adulationadulatoradulatory

manner of

1 entries

flatter

related to

2 entries

effusivelyflatter

Translations

13 translations across 8 languages.

Powered by Wiktionary

French

1 entries

• aduler verb (to flatter effusively)

German

1 entries

• lobhudeln verb (to flatter effusively)

Irish

1 entries

• bladair verb (to flatter effusively)

Italian

1 entries

• adulare verb (to flatter effusively)

Māori

1 entries

• whakapatipati verb (to flatter effusively)

Portuguese

1 entries

• adular verb (to flatter effusively)

Russian

3 entries

• низкопокло́нничать verb (to flatter effusively)
• подхали́мничать verb (to flatter effusively)
• подхали́мствовать verb (to flatter effusively)

Turkish

4 entries

• koltuklamak verb (to flatter effusively)
• okkalamak verb (to flatter effusively)
• pehpehlemek verb (to flatter effusively)
• pohpohlamak verb (to flatter effusively)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.