Synonyms of adulate

adulate

verb

1

as in to adore

to love or admire too much

it's ridiculous how she adulates that airheaded rock star

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adore
• worship
• idolize
• like
• deify
• revere
• canonize
• hero-worship
• regard
• respect
• appreciate
• venerate
• cherish
• esteem
• dote (on)
• prefer
• value
• favor
• treasure
• prize
• endorse
• fancy
• approve
• hallow
• indorse
• support

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hate
• despise
• detest
• dislike
• disdain
• loathe
• abhor
• abominate
• disparage
• deprecate
• belittle
• put down
• misprize

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• hate
• despise
• detest
• dislike
• disdain
• loathe
• abhor
• abominate
• disparage
• deprecate
• belittle
• put down
• misprize

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2

as in to praise

to praise too much

a business executive who unwisely surrounds herself with incompetent assistants who spend all their time adulating her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• praise
• overpraise
• congratulate
• applaud
• commend
• honey
• butter up
• flatter
• massage
• blarney
• stroke
• idolize
• puff
• blandish
• kowtow
• coax
• belaud
• hero-worship
• cajole
• fawn
• woo
• eulogize
• toady
• compliment
• soft-soap
• laud
• wheedle
• extol
• felicitate
• extoll
• ingratiate
• worship
• sweet-talk
• endear
• gush
• slaver
• slobber
• suck (up to)
• romance
• court
• drool

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disparage
• decry
• belittle
• depreciate
• bad-mouth
• put down

• disparage
• decry
• belittle
• depreciate
• bad-mouth
• put down

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