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Synonyms & Antonyms of adulation
1
excessive admiration of or devotion to a person
- the pathetic adulation of the leader of the cult by her misguided followers
Synonyms for adulation
- deification,
- hero worship,
- idolatry,
- idolization,
- worship,
- worshipping
- (also worshiping)
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2
excessive praise
- more objective critics have observed that the artist never deserved the adulation heaped upon her mediocre paintings
Synonyms for adulation
- blarney,
- butter,
- flannel
- [British],
- flattery,
- incense,
- overpraise,
- soft soap,
- sweet talk,
- taffy
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The first known use of adulation was in the 15th century
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