flatter

[flat-er] / ˈflæt ər /

VERB

compliment excessively

Synonyms

STRONGEST

charm

STRONG

adulate blandish bootlick cajole con court fawn glorify grovel humor inveigle jolly oil overpraise praise salve sell snow soft-soap soften stroke sweet-talk toady wheedle

WEAK

brown-nose build up butter up cater to get next to lay it on thick play up to rub the right way spread it on suck up to sweeten up work on work over

Antonyms

STRONG

condemn ignore

WEAK

belittle castigate criticize denounce insult offend

VERB

complement, enhance

Synonyms

STRONG

adorn beautify become decorate embellish enrich finish grace ornament perfect suit

WEAK

do something for go with put in best light set off show to advantage

Antonyms

STRONG

disfigure mar spoil uglify

WEAK

mismatch

Example Sentences

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People are so flattered that you actually thought about who they are.

From The Wall Street Journal

The 73-year-old retired clown started in fourth grade, with a poem about his teacher; it wasn’t flattering, but he got a kick out of saying what he thought.

From The Wall Street Journal

You can see where this last factor, leverage, might unduly flatter the ROE of overborrowers.

From Barron's

“The soft tone to October should be offset by a solid November, although the latter will be flattered a bit,” Robert Kavcic, senior economist at Bank of Montreal Capital Markets, said.

From The Wall Street Journal

flatter

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