Synonyms for flatter
ˈflæt ərflat·ter

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1. 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.

   See synonyms for AFFRONT.

   Synonyms:
   caress, coddle, court, embrace, fondle, kiss, pamper, pet

   Preposition:
   Caressed by or with the hand; caressed by admirers, at court.

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1. flatter, blandishverb

   praise somewhat dishonestly

   Synonyms:
   flatter, blandish

   Antonyms:
   pick at, belittle, disparage

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1. • Praise

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1. flatterverb

   Synonyms:
   compliment, gratify by praise

2. flatterverb

   Synonyms:
   cajole, wheedle, humor, coax, court, STUFF, coddle, pay court to, fawn upon, curry favor with, try to win by adulation, make much of

3. flatterverb

   Synonyms:
   encourage by plausible representations, inspire with false hopes

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1. flatterverb

   Synonyms:
   blandish, cajole, wheedle, compliment

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1. List of paraphrases for "flatter":

   patronize, soothe

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How to use flatter in a sentence?

1. William Arthur Ward:

   Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate.

2. Molière:

   The more we love our friends, the less we flatter them; it is by excusing nothing that pure love shows itself.

3. Elizabeth Gaskell:

   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.

4. Ted Cruz:

   We need to pass fundamental tax reform making our tax code simpler, flatter, fairer, and I’ll tell you, the single most important tax reform, we should abolish the IRS.

5. Bucky Hellwig:

   The 10-year (Treasury) yield has just plummeted, with flatter earnings coming into the third quarter, we've seen the PE multiple expansion courtesy of these lower rates.