flattery
[noun]
Synonyms: obsequiousness, adulation, blandishment, fawning, servility, soft-soap (informal), sweet-talk (informal), sycophancy

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Contrasted words: censure, condemnation, criticism, reprehension, reprobation, castigation, excoriation, aspersion, insult, contempt, disdain, scorn, belittling, depreciation, derogation, detraction, disparagement
Related Idioms: honeyed words
Related Words: compliments, laud, laudation, praise, cajolery, coaxing, wheedling, fulsomeness, unctuousness, bootlicking, fawning, ingratiation, obsequiousness, sycophancy, toadying, truckling

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

flat‧ter‧y /ˈflætəri/ noun [uncountable]

1. praise that you do not really mean

2. flattery will get you everywhere/nowhere used humorously when someone has praised you and you want to say that you will help them or not help them

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

flattery
noun
ADJ. artificial
VERB + FLATTERY use Salespeople are often accused of using artificial flattery.
fall for She falls for his flattery every time.
PREP. through ~ He thinks he can get his way through flattery.
with ~ She persuaded him with flattery.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲