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Synonyms for flatter
ˈflæt ərflat·ter
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
flatter
To caress is less than to embrace; more dignified and less familiar than to fondle. A visitor caresses a friend's child; a mother fondles her babe. Fondling is always by touch; caressing may be also by words, or other tender and pleasing attentions.
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Synonyms:
caress, coddle, court, embrace, fondle, kiss, pamper, petPreposition:
Caressed by or with the hand; caressed by admirers, at court.
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flatterverb
Synonyms:
compliment, gratify by praiseflatterverb
Synonyms:
cajole, wheedle, humor, coax, court, STUFF, coddle, pay court to, fawn upon, curry favor with, try to win by adulation, make much offlatterverb
Synonyms:
encourage by plausible representations, inspire with false hopes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
flatterverb
Synonyms:
blandish, cajole, wheedle, compliment
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#608 | court | |
#1803 | pet | |
#4618 | kiss | |
#10795 | embrace | |
#31815 | pamper | |
#33091 | soothe | |
#35865 | caress | |
#35995 | flatter | |
#77936 | patronize | |
#93814 | fondle | |
#162842 | coddle |
How to use flatter in a sentence?
Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I may not forget you.
Flatter not thyself in thy faith in God if thou hast not charity for thy neighbor.
We want tax reform. It’s critically important for our country. We’ve got a tax system that no one understands. Not even the IRS understands, if we had a flatter, simpler tax code that would allow 95 percent of the American people to do their own taxes, we ’d have a much healthier economy.
People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues.
A traveler must have the back of an ass to bear all, a tongue like the tail of a dog to flatter all, the mouth of a hog to eat what is set before him, the ear of a merchant to hear all and say nothing.
Translations for flatter
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- تملقArabic
- превъзнасям, ласкаяBulgarian
- lichotit, pochlebovatCzech
- anbiedern, einschmeicheln, schmeichelnGerman
- adular, retocar, lisonjear, halagarSpanish
- تملق گفتنPersian
- mielistellä, imarrella, nuoleskella, kaunistellaFinnish
- flatterFrench
- cuachIrish
- החמיאHebrew
- चापलूसी करनाHindi
- hízelegHungarian
- lusingare, adulareItalian
- お世辞を言う, 諂うJapanese
- 아부하다, 치켜세우다, 알랑거리다, 아첨하다Korean
- blimmelenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- complimenterenDutch
- smigreNorwegian
- schlebiać, gładzik kowalski, pochlebiaćPolish
- bajular, adularPortuguese
- льститьRussian
- ла̏скати, lȁskatiSerbo-Croatian
- nịnh nọtVietnamese
- 奉承Chinese
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