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adulate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of adulate

1 to love or admire too much

itʼs ridiculous how she adulates that airheaded rock star

Synonyms of adulate

adore, canonize, deify, dote (on), hero-worship, idolize, worship

Words Related to adulate

appreciate, cherish, esteem, prize, treasure, value

fancy, favor, like, prefer

hallow, respect, revere, venerate

approve, endorse (also indorse), support

Near Antonyms of adulate

abhor, abominate, despise, detest, disdain, dislike, hate, loathe

belittle, deprecate, disparage, misprize, put down

2 to praise too much

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

Synonyms of adulate

belaud, blarney, butter up, flatter, hero-worship, honey, massage, overpraise, puff, soft-soap, stroke

Words Related to adulate

blandish, cajole, coax, sweet-talk, wheedle

fawn, kowtow, suck (up to), toady

idolize, worship

eulogize, extol (also extoll), laud, praise

applaud, commend, compliment

congratulate, felicitate

drool, gush, slaver, slobber

endear, ingratiate

court, romance, woo

Near Antonyms of adulate

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

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