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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in to congratulate

to praise too much

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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