What is another word for flattering ?

Pleasing or gratifying in nature

honoring^US

honouring^UK

favourable^UK

favorable^US

full of promise

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“It is very flattering and an honor to have a portrait that will hang with such distinguished people.”

Adjective

Enthusiastically or graciously full of praise and compliments

complimentary

laudatory

applauding

favorable^US

favourable^UK

with highest recommendation

honoring^US

honouring^UK

rhapsodic

ecstatic

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“He then added a flattering compliment about my knowledge and pronunciation of the Indian language.”

Adjective

Smarmily or fawningly full of praise and compliments

sniveling^US

snivelling^UK

phoney^UK

phony^US

excessively deferential

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“He was, of course, bound by protocol to make a few flattering comments about the client's command of golf.”

Adjective

Well-suited to enhancing someone's appearance

“Owning a good pair of fitted and flattering pair of jeans is a must.”

Adjective

as if one had just stepped out of a bandbox

Stylish and fashionable

favored^US

favoured^UK

popularized^US

popularised^UK

favorite^US

favourite^UK

aesthetic^UK

esthetic^US

in favor^US

in favour^UK

colorful^US

commercially successful

successful

desired

as if you had just stepped out of a bandbox

colourful^UK

dressed up to the nines

modernized^US

modernised^UK

aesthetically pleasing

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

civilized^US

civilised^UK

looking like a million

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Adjective

economical with the truth

Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious

phoney^UK

phony^US

colored^US

coloured^UK

flakey^US

flaky^UK

not backed up by evidence

without substantiation

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Noun

An instance of (excessive) praise or paying a compliment

marveling^US

marvelling^UK

lionization^US

honour^UK

honor^US

lionisation^UK

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“The constant flattering of human beings around the flame of vanity is so much the rule and the law.”

Verb

expressing admiration for

Present participle for to praise or compliment, typically excessively or insincerely

humouring^UK

complimenting excessively

humoring^US

making much of

oiling

paying blandishments to

saying nice things about

building up

catering to

working on

working over

spreading it on

laying it on with a trowel

rubbing the right way

elevating

putting on a pedestal

ingratiating oneself with

licking someone's boots

lavishing affection on

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“He then went on to flatter them further by complimenting their car parks.”

Verb

Present participle for to show to advantage

“Try the following styles, proven to flatter your body type.”

Verb

Present participle for to compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favour

Verb

Present participle for take pleasure in one's accomplishments or abilities

Verb

talking someone into something

Present participle for to cajole or convince someone with flattery

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

exerting influence on

activating

wheedling into

triggering

putting someone up to something

dangling a carrot in front of

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Verb

Present participle for to act in an obsequious way

toadying

fawning

ingratiating oneself with

fawning on

dancing attendance on

rubbing up the right way

keeping someone sweet

licking someone's boots

kissing one's feet

scratching one's back

prostrating oneself to

falling on one's knees

ingratiating yourself

seeking the favour of

trying to get on the good side of

getting on the right side of

abasing oneself before

bowing

behaving obsequiously

kissing someone's feet

lying down and rolling over

humoring^US

humouring^UK

sniveling^US

snivelling^UK

falling over oneself for

getting on the good side of

bowing and scrape before

singing the praises of

praising to the skies

laying it on with a trowel

prostrating oneself before

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Verb

Present participle for to enthusiastically applaud or approve of

magnifying

praising enthusiastically

carolling^UK

caroling^US

singing the praises of

going into raptures about

going into raptures over

gushing over

praising to the skies

going on about

handing it to

expressing delight over

honouring^UK

honoring^US

expressing admiration for

speaking well of

saying nice things about

cracking someone up

approving

welcoming

holding in the highest regard

putting on a pedestal

rhapsodising^UK

clapping

singing praises

expressing approval of

taking one's hat off to

wishing happy returns

recognizing^US

recognising^UK

holding in high regard

favouring^UK

favoring^US

canonizing^US

canonising^UK

having a high opinion of

idealizing^US

idealising^UK

setting great store by

giving recognition to

holding in high esteem

looking on with favour

glamorizing^US

publicizing^US

glamorising^UK

publicising^UK

solemnizing^US

signalizing^US

signalising^UK

sounding the praises of

solemnising^UK

thinking the world of

having a high regard for

showing appreciation for

adding distinction to

setting much store by

expressing approval for

setting on a pedestal

setting on pedestal

wondering at

thinking a lot of

relishing

extolling the virtues of

attaching importance to

showing appreciation of

rolling out the red carpet

bubbling over

apprizing

expressing admiration of

expressing respect for

placing a high value on

attaching great importance to

setting a high value on

getting all worked up

giving a standing ovation

putting your hands together

giving a round of applause

looking with favour on

fronting for

speaking favourably of

standing by

holding up

putting forward

putting in a good word

giving a tip

offering a suggestion

putting in a good word for

tipping off

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Verb

making too much of something

Present participle for to speak or write with (exaggerated) praise or enthusiasm

praising to the skies

going into raptures

falling all over

bigging something up

getting all worked up

expressing intense pleasure

expressing intense enthusiasm

raving about

going on

going into ecstasies

becoming enthusiastic

bubbling

praising enthusiastically

going into raptures about

going into raptures over

expressing delight over

singing the praises of

going wild about

making a to-do

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