butter

noun

ˈbə-tər How to pronounce butter (audio)
Definition of butternext
as in flattery
excessive praise a junior exec who was laying on the butter so thickly that her colleagues were ready to gag

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for butter
  1. flattery
  2. praise
  3. soft soap
  4. sweet talk
  5. adulation
  6. acclaim
Noun
  • Don’t tell Jaguar Land Rover that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2026
  • There were other details, and there was flattery, and there were promises.
    — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of flattery
Noun
  • Just an incredible exchange of mutual praise, admiration, and sarcastic criticisms.
    — Ian Miller, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The rest of the Dougherty Dozen’s content is mostly Alicia alone, whom her commenters still, for the most part, shower with praise.
    — Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of praise
Noun
  • People should wash any skin that comes into contact with the slurry with water and soft soap, before using a hand cream to avoid dryness and cracking.
    — Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Founder and creative director Joy Cho’s lifestyle brand offers whimsical products, spanning bandages to soft soap, as well as regular editorial content online.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2021
Definition of soft soap
Noun
  • Really, what writer, no matter how detached from their past, could resist that kind of sweet talk?
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Watch an encounter full of sweet talk, gaslighting and tension here.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
Definition of sweet talk
Noun
  • So were the trademark online videos showing the candidate goofing around in a hoodie, name-dropping Dunkin and Market Basket, and basking in the adulation of sparse crowds.
    — Jon Keller, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Just how much money, property, power or adulation makes for a satisfying life?
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of adulation
Noun
  • During Morris’ tenure, Pixar’s feature films have generated more than $12 billion at the global box office, continuing a legacy of critical acclaim and cultural relevance.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The spacecraft duly swung by Jupiter's and Saturn's systems (some months apart from each other) to great acclaim before parting pathways.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of acclaim
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