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Synonyms & Antonyms of flattering
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Synonyms & Near Synonyms for flattering
- encomiastic,
- eulogistic,
- hagiographic
- (also hagiographical),
- laudative,
- laudatory,
- panegyrical,
- praiseful
- admiring,
- applauding,
- appreciative,
- approbatory,
- approving,
- commendatory,
- complimentary,
- favorable,
- friendly,
- good,
- positive
- adoring,
- adulatory,
- idolizing,
- worshipful,
- worshipping
- (also worshiping)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for flattering
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for flattering
- aureate,
- florid,
- flowery,
- grandiloquent,
- highfalutin
- (also hifalutin),
- high-flown,
- high-sounding,
- magnific,
- ornate,
- purple,
- rhetorical
- (also rhetoric)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for flattering
flattering
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of flattering (Entry 2 of 2)
- the billionaire has an army of assistants who are eager to flatter him at every opportunity
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Words Related to flattering
- idolizing,
- worshipping
- (also worshiping)
Near Antonyms for flattering
- don't flatter yourself that no one has ever thought of that idea before
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The first known use of flattering was in the 15th century
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