Synonyms of massaged

massaged

verb

past tense of massage

as in stroked

to praise too much

a candidate who knows that you have to massage the voters if you want to get elected

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stroked
• commended
• praised
• applauded
• congratulated
• puffed
• flattered
• coaxed
• honeyed
• overpraised
• cajoled
• adulated
• wheedled
• belauded
• wooed
• buttered up
• fawned
• complimented
• sucked (up to)
• kowtowed
• idolized
• extolled
• toadied
• soft-soaped
• blarneyed
• hero-worshipped
• eulogized
• worshipped
• sweet-talked
• lauded
• endeared
• romanced
• blandished
• slavered
• ingratiated
• courted
• felicitated
• gushed
• slobbered
• drooled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• belittled
• put down
• disparaged
• depreciated
• decried
• bad-mouthed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of massaged

Words have been parsed over, ideas about location, production design, costume, lighting have all been carefully massaged even up to the day of photography. — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Deirdre massaged my limbs while the cups went to work on my perpetually achy upper back. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026

It's massaged into place before the incision is then stitched up. — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

While this is all occurring on your scalp and hair, your body is on a heated bed, and your body is getting massaged. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026

Does all kale need to be massaged? — Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026

Davidson said four staff members massaged about two gallons of canola oil onto Elmer for seven hours while feeding him occasionally. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026

If previous records massaged her hedonism into silky, professional-grade pop, the sound on WOR$T GIRL is all sinew and scrap metal, a leaner and meaner vehicle for acting out. — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026

The main specific risk is the potential for nodules or granulomas (small bumps) forming under the skin, especially if improperly placed or massaged. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026