Flatter

/ˈflætɚ/

Synonyms for "flatter" (192 found)

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Closest matches (39)

Verb(12 words)

puff adulate adulated adulates adulating aggrandize blandish blarneyedbrush up tobutter upbutters cajole

adorn adulate apotheosize beautify become beguile belaudbend the kneebepraise beslobber beslubber blandish blessblow upboast ofbootlick bowbow and scrapebrag aboutbrown-nose

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butter upcajole

Noun(5 words)

blarney blarneying blarneys butter buttering

Strong matches (57)

Verb(13 words)

cajoles collogue complimented cooed coos fawned flanneled flannelled flatterize glaver glorify gloze grovelled

Noun(17 words)

cajoling compliments cooing cosies courts cozies croon crooning cuddles curries curry currying fawning fawns flanneling flannelling grovelling

celebrate coax complement compliment conceit court cower crawl creep cringe crouchcry updecorate deify embellish emblazon enhance eulogize exalt extol

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fawnfawn uponfinish flannel get glorify grovel

Related words (96)

hero worshiphero-worship idolize inveigle kneel kowtow laudlick the dustlickspittle lionize magnify makemake fair weathermake much ofoiloil the tongueornament overpraise palaver panegyrize

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pay tributeperfect playplay up toporter aux nuespraise puffpuff upromance saluteshine up toslaverslobber oversoft-soap stoopsuck up tosuit sweet-talk toadeat toadytoady totruckletruckle totrumpet wheedle

Noun(24 words)

hobnobbing honeying kowtowing lackeysnoble courtnuzzles nuzzling petrosy glowsalaaming schmoose schmooze serenading shmooze shoeshine simper slobbering smarm smooch snuggles

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sucking toadies toadying wheedling

Adjective(2 words)

honeyed ingratiating

Verb(25 words)

ingratiate ingratiated ingratiates jolly kowtowslay it on thickmake fair weatherpalaver preen satisfy schmoozed schmoozes serenaded sidle slathered slathers soothespeak well ofstroke sugared

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tickle the eartoadied wheedled wheedles woos

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6 relation types

More general

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praise

More specific

3 entries

butter upcurry favorfawn

Collocations

6 entries

be flattering toflatter egoflatter prospectsflatter the juryflatter the subjectflatter with compliments

Inflections

3 entries

flattered flattering flattters

Derivations

5 entries

flatterer flattering flatteringly flattery unflattering

Antonyms

1 entries

disparage

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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You don't need to flatter your boss.

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I flatter myself that I'm the best golfer in the club.

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If you flatter him, he'll do anything.

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When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it's a sure sign you're getting old.

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