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Synonyms & Antonyms of adulatory
1
overly or insincerely flattering
- an office flunky who can be counted on to make an adulatory response to the boss's every suggestion
Synonyms for adulatory
- fulsome,
- gushing,
- gushy,
- hagiographic
- (also hagiographical),
- oily,
- oleaginous,
- soapy,
- unctuous
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2
reflecting great admiration or devotion
- an adulatory eulogy delivered at a beloved teacher's retirement party
Synonyms for adulatory
- adoring,
- deifying,
- idolizing,
- worshipful,
- worshipping
- (also worshiping)
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