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adulating

verb , present participle of adulate

Synonyms and Antonyms of adulating

1 to love or admire too much

it's ridiculous how she adulates that airheaded rock star

Synonyms of adulating

adoring, canonizing, deifying, doting (on), hero-worshipping (also hero-worshiping), idolizing, worshipping (also worshiping)

Words Related to adulating

appreciating, cherishing, esteeming, prizing, treasuring, valuing

fancying, favoring, liking, preferring

hallowing, respecting, revering, venerating

approving, endorsing (also indorsing), supporting

Near Antonyms of adulating

abhorring, abominating, despising, detesting, disdaining, disliking, hating, loathing

belittling, deprecating, disparaging, misprizing, putting 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 adulating

belauding, blarneying, buttering up, flattering, hero-worshipping (also hero-worshiping), honeying, massaging, overpraising, puffing, soft-soaping, stroking

Words Related to adulating

blandishing, cajoling, coaxing, sweet-talking, wheedling

fawning, kowtowing, sucking (up to), toadying

idolizing, worshipping (also worshiping)

eulogizing, extolling, lauding, praising

applauding, commending, complimenting

congratulating, felicitating

drooling, gushing, slavering, slobbering

endearing, ingratiating

courting, romancing, wooing

Near Antonyms of adulating

bad-mouthing, belittling, decrying, depreciating, disparaging, putting down

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