Pop artists thrive on the adulation of their loyal fans.
Source: tatoeba (1995)
Adulation
//ˌæd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən//
Synonyms for "adulation" (63 found)
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Closest matches (13)
Strong matches (19)
Related words (31)
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1 entriesRelated terms
5 entriesderived from
3 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
8 entriesTranslations
31 translations across 19 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- تَمَلُّق noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
- مَلَق noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
Bulgarian
1 entries- ласкателство noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
Catalan
1 entries- adulació noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 吹捧 noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
- 奉承 noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
- 諂媚 /谄媚 noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
Czech
2 entries- pochlebování noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
- vychvalování noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
Danish
1 entries- smigreri noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
Finnish
2 entries- imartelu noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
- mielistely noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
French
1 entries- adulation noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
German
2 entries- Lobhudelei noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
- Vergötterung noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
Hungarian
1 entries- hízelgés noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
Indonesian
4 entries- puja-pujaan noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
- pujaan noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
- puji-pujian noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
- pujian noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
Italian
1 entries- adulazione noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
Latin
1 entries- adulātio noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
Māori
1 entries- enenga noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
Norwegian
2 entries- grov smiger noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
- smisking noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
Portuguese
1 entries- adulação noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
Romagnol
1 entries- adulaziôn noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
Russian
2 entries- ле́сть noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
- подхали́мство noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
Swedish
2 entries- kryperi noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
- rövslickeri noun (Flattery; fulsome praise)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
My political ideal is democracy. Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized. It is an irony of fate that I should have been showered with so much uncalled for and unmerited admiration and esteem. Perhaps this adulation springs from the unfulfilled wish of the multitude to comprehend the few ideas which I, with my weak powers, have advanced.
Source: tatoeba (5786127)
They look on Tom with adulation.
Source: tatoeba (10640490)
Ever since he made the goal that won the game, the other students have showered him with adulation.
Source: tatoeba (11277666)
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