adulated

verb

past tense of adulate
1
as in adored
to love or admire too much it's ridiculous how she adulates that airheaded rock star

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2
as in applauded
to praise too much a business executive who unwisely surrounds herself with incompetent assistants who spend all their time adulating her

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Recent Examples of adulated Turkey’s TB2s became adulated in Ukraine for striking Russian tanks advancing on Kyiv at the start of that war in early 2022. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adulated
  1. adored
  2. applauded
  3. worshipped
  4. praised
  5. idolized
  6. congratulated
  7. commended
  8. flattered
Verb
  • Situated in an elegant French neoclassical building in Barcelona’s Eixample district, the hotel puts you just footsteps away from luxury shopping, restaurants adored by locals, and masterpieces by Gaudí and other Spanish architects.
    — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Messi is adored and idolised as much as Ronaldo, but he is not fanaticized anywhere near as deeply as Ronaldo.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of adored
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  • Ramos and other tribal leaders applauded that step and this year, Ramos is advancing a bill to issue a similar apology on behalf of the Legislature.
    — Andrew Graham July 8, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
  • The series has been applauded for its mix of drama, comedy and strangeness in its portrait of a woman coming to terms to what seems like an impossible dilemma.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of applauded
Verb
  • Quite literally worshipped by some extreme members of society.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
  • The young couple and their daughter, Rose, worshipped in a stately Victorian Gothic church, where Almanzo’s parents were members and his sisters were married.
    — Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 22 June 2026
Definition of worshipped
Verb
  • Councilman Jimmy Inman also praised the late man in an emotional Facebook post.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
  • McMahon praised Wagner for complying with federal guidelines in a DOE press release.
    — Elijah Polance, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
Definition of praised
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  • The first name that caught his eye was Nicklas Lidstrom, the great Detroit Red Wing, whom Werenski idolized as a boy growing up in Michigan.
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • As a child Modrić idolized the Yugoslav (later Croatian) footballer Zvonimir Boban.
    — Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 June 2026
Definition of idolized
Verb
  • Trump held calls with Zelenskyy and Putin over the weekend as both leaders congratulated the president on the 250th anniversary of the United States' independence.
    — Elise Spenner, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • Her Instagram followers congratulated her on the memorable catch.
    — Lisa Gutierrez July 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
Definition of congratulated
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  • Donning a loud orange and curly wig, Tel commended KC for its hospitality as a host city.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
  • As free press advocates rail against the privacy act lawsuit, Fox News commended the stay in a statement shared with The Guardian.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 June 2026
Definition of commended
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  • Marcus Rashford was quite wasteful against Panama and Bukayo Saka still doesn’t look fit enough after injury, while Noni Madueke has flattered to deceive.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • Kim and North's nude wear flattered both mom and daughter, while the then-2-year-old's ever-expanding combat-boot collection continued to set up her siblings (and us) for intense shoe envy.
    — Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
Definition of flattered

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“Adulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adulated. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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