butter

butter

noun

Definition of BUTTER

excessive praise <a junior exec who was laying on the butter so thickly that her colleagues were ready to gag>

Synonyms adulation, blarney, butter, flannel [British], incense, overpraise, soft soap, sweet talk, taffy

Related Words allurements, blandishments, endearments; caresses, compliments, congratulations, felicitations, greetings, regards, respects; adoration, idolatry, worship; fawning, sycophancy, toadying; cajolement, cajolery, ingratiation, smarm; acclaim, applause, commendation, praise

Near Antonyms bad-mouthing, belittlement, depreciation, detraction, disparagement, put-down