Synonyms of massaging

massaging 1 of 2

noun

as in courting

Related Words

• courting
• romancing
• wooing
• seduction
• charming
• influencing
• swaying
• lobbying
• tempting
• praise
• prompting
• pressuring
• acclaim
• ingratiation
• fawning
• applause
• persuading
• commendation
• brainwashing
• butter
• sycophancy
• inducing
• toadying
• convincing
• inducement
• conversion
• soft soap
• endearment
• smarm
• enticement
• flattery
• suasion
• overpersuasion
• buttering up
• sweet talk
• allurement
• taffy
• adulation
• persuasion
• beguilement
• flannel
• incense
• blarney
• charm
• overpraise

Dissimilar Words

• depreciation
• disparagement
• belittlement
• detraction
• bad-mouthing
• put-down

massaging

2 of 2

verb

present participle of massage

as in stroking

to praise too much

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stroking
• praising
• commending
• congratulating
• puffing
• applauding
• flattering
• coaxing
• buttering up
• honeying
• cajoling
• belauding
• wooing
• overpraising
• adulating
• wheedling
• fawning
• sucking (up to)
• complimenting
• kowtowing
• soft-soaping
• hero-worshipping
• blarneying
• toadying
• extolling
• idolizing
• worshipping
• blandishing
• eulogizing
• sweet-talking
• romancing
• courting
• ingratiating
• slavering
• lauding
• felicitating
• endearing
• gushing
• slobbering
• drooling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• belittling
• putting down
• disparaging
• depreciating
• decrying
• bad-mouthing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of massaging

Noun

The move prompted a rather overheated response from market participants and commentators, as either a bad look for a Treasury Secretary who had charged his predecessor with untoward massaging of market rates, or too small to matter, or both. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

Genesis' full-size luxury car comes with Nappa leather seating with front and rear heating and massaging functions. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 24 July 2026

For all of Clark’s massaging of Oakmont and his low favorability ratings, nothing will silence critics like Sunday’s final image. — Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 21 June 2026

Baby kale is delicate enough to use straight from the container—no massaging required. — Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026

Torres toured comedy-theater clubs across the country to do his massaging. — Adam Moss, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026

This top tier model features exclusive interior themes like the new Aurora interior inspired by the Northern Lights, 24 way power massaging seats, and a 28 speaker Revel Ultima 3D audio sound system. — Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026

Available driver and front passenger massaging seats. — Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 31 Mar. 2026

His wizardry was displayed Sunday in fastidious massaging of volumes, sonorities and interplays, always with an undercurrent of urgency. — Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026

Verb

The brand recommends using it morning and night by massaging it in upward strokes over the face and neck to maximize the benefits. — Ali Faccenda, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2026

Luzon layered her signature 24-karat gold mask over a professional-use DNA mask, massaging the treatment to enhance absorption. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

This is all without compromising the skin barrier, and offering a massaging action that enhances relaxation and turns a functional step into a spa-like treatment as a small wellness ritual. — Laura Sandroni, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2026

To cleanse your scalp and encourage growth, the brand recommends covering your roots in the serum and massaging it into the top of your head. — Jacqueline Tempera, InStyle, 15 Oct. 2026

Apply a thin layer of Dijon mustard with your hands, massaging it into the meat. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Angela Castro, the director of housekeeping at The Benjamin Royal Sonesta Hotel, recommends gently massaging the filling by hand to redistribute it. — Colleen Sullivan, Martha Stewart, 22 Aug. 2026

There’s massaging seats with 15 individual air bladders, and a heated windshield that uses a thin metallic coating to remove winter frost without having to rely on climate control. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 20 Aug. 2026

And, like Markiplier, Rice then embarks on years of hard work before the film’s release, massaging audience-specific outlets and influencers. — Justine Bateman, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026