Flattery

Synonyms for flattery
noun false praise, compliments

approbation
stroke
plaudits
servility
snow
tribute
palaver
mush
commendation
eulogy
encomium

gallantry
applause
adulation
incense
puffery
smoke
blandishment
blarney
gratification
fawning
flattering

laud
snow job
sweet talk
fulsomeness
flummery
ingratiation
jive
sycophancy
eyewash
obsequiousness
hokum

cajolery
truckling
unctuousness
bootlicking
honeyed words
pretty speech
soft words
soft-soap
toadyism

Antonyms for flattery

belittlement
castigation
condemnation

denunciation
insult
criticism

blame
offense

Concept Thesaurus for word flattery
2. Moral sentiments
Synonyms – noun

flattery
blandiloquence
captation
flunkeyism
incense
buncombe
soft soap
mouth honor

adulation
cajolery
coquetry
toadeating
honeyed words
blarney
soft sawder
lip homage

gloze
fawning
obsequiousness
tuft-hunting
flummery
placebo
rose water.
euphemism

blandishment
wheedling
sycophancy
snobbishness.
bunkum
butter
voice of the charmer
unctuousness.

Synonyms – verbs

flatter
cajole
faun upon
pet
jolly [U.S.]
beslaver
cog
pandar to
curry favor with
lay the flattering unction to one’s soul
exaggerate

praise to the skies
glaver
humor
coquet
bespatter
lay it on thick
collogue
pay court to
hang on the sleeve of
gild the pill

puff
coax
gloze
slaver
beslubber
overpraise
truckle to
court
fool to the top of one’s bent
make things pleasant.

wheedle
fawn upon
soothe
butter
beplaster
earwig
pander to
creep into the good graces of
lick the dust.
overestimate

Synonyms – adjectives

flattering
honeyed
oily
fine-spoken
sycophantic

adulatory
smooth
unctuous
fair spoken
fulsome

mealy-mouthed
smooth-tongued
blandiloquent
plausible
courtierly

honey-mouthed
soapy
specious
servile
courtier-like.

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