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adulatory

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of adulatory

1 overly or insincerely flattering

an office flunky who can be counted on to make an adulatory response to the bossʼs every suggestion

Synonyms of adulatory

fulsome, gushing, gushy, hagiographic (also hagiographical), oily, oleaginous, soapy, unctuous

Words Related to adulatory

drooling, slavering, slobbering

cloying, sickening

demonstrative, effusive, mushy, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestrained

artificial, backhanded, feigned, hypocritical, insincere, left-handed, mealymouthed, sanctimonious, two-faced

disarming, endearing, ingratiating, winning, winsome

extravagant, lavish, unrestrained

abundant, copious, profuse

Near Antonyms of adulatory

artless, earnest, genuine, heartfelt, honest, ingenuous, sincere, true, unaffected, unfeigned, unpretending, unpretentious

2 reflecting great admiration or devotion

an adulatory eulogy delivered at a beloved teacherʼs retirement party

Synonyms of adulatory

adoring, deifying, idolizing, worshipful, worshipping (also worshiping)

Words Related to adulatory

glorifying, reverent, reverential, venerating

hagiographic (also hagiographical)

affectionate, fond, loving

appreciative, deferential, respectful

Near Antonyms of adulatory

condemning, contemptuous, disapproving, hateful, loathing, scornful

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