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View definitions for flattering

flattering

adjective as in laudatory

Strongest match

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The Metlen CEO was less flattering about UK and European energy policy which is crucial to his business - "a bit of metal is essentially energy in solid form," he said.

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Produced by David Beckham’s production company, Studio 99, “Victoria Beckham” inevitably paints its eponymous subject in a flattering light, doubling down on her characterization as an “underdog” from a working-class family.

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Of course it is all illusion, but the flattering lighting and bougie boxed waters belie that revelation.

But most of them understand they only get that perch by flattering right-wing views that a woman’s place is really in the kitchen.

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The pop star, 35, didn't say who she was singing about, but she sarcastically thanked them for paying her attention, saying: "It's flattering."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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