Synonyms of flatters

flatters

verb

present tense third-person singular of flatter

1

as in commends

to praise too much

the billionaire has an army of assistants who are eager to flatter him at every opportunity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commends
• applauds
• congratulates
• praises
• massages
• coaxes
• strokes
• overpraises
• cajoles
• puffs
• woos
• compliments
• wheedles
• idolizes
• soft-soaps
• belauds
• butters up
• extolls
• extols
• adulates
• endears
• honeys
• kowtows
• sucks (up to)
• hero-worships
• eulogizes
• worships
• lauds
• ingratiates
• fawns
• sweet-talks
• blarneys
• felicitates
• toadies
• blandishes
• gushes
• slobbers
• romances
• slavers
• courts
• drools

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• depreciates
• belittles
• disparages
• decries
• puts down
• bad-mouths

• depreciates
• belittles
• disparages
• decries
• puts down
• bad-mouths

2

as in prides

to think highly of (oneself)

don't flatter yourself that no one has ever thought of that idea before

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prides
• congratulates
• piques
• brags
• vaunts
• plumes
• boasts
• swaggers
• vapors
• felicitates
• crows
• swanks
• gasconades
• swashes