Synonyms of massaging

massaging 1 of 2

noun

as in courting

Synonyms & Similar 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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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