to flatter
100
3.6
- verb
- /ˈflætər/
:
adular
- She would often flatter her boss to get a promotion, telling him he was the best manager she ever had.
- even flatter
When it's your mother, it's like, that's clearly trying to flatter the mother.
- When it's your mother, it's like, that's clearly trying to flatter the mother.
- And so the answer is I'm flattered.
- My tongue never lies and my lips never flatter.
- I've gotten a lot of questions about my my skin care routine and I'm very flattered anytime someone asks me.
- And she hit on me and I remember feeling very flattered and suprisingly interested.
- And these often come about in her poetry, and her mother must have seen them and felt flattered.
- We don't be so flattered with yourself, you know what I mean?
- You know, it's kind of like a little flattered.
- They just want to have their presuppositions appeased and flattered.
Examples
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-You are easily flattered.
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Most people would be flattered by that, or pleased, or something a little more human.
Fiction book (1991) -
- Are you trying to flatter me? - Yes...
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Your words are kind and they flatter me, but I think of her as a sister.
Fiction book (1994) -
So I'm very flattered by this.
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But I must say, I'm very flattered that you came here because you don't know me from Adam.
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I'm flattered by the cosplay, but you got a few details wrong.
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"I would have been flattered," said Min Leung, one of the students on the committee.
Fiction book (1994) -
The clothing not only flattered her slender, tall figure, it gave an aura of mystery.
Fiction book (1994) -
To win the competition, he tried to flatter the judges with compliments about their previous work.
Synonyms
331
1.0
To tell a person that you admire or approve of them
95
1.6
To say something nice about someone or their work
86
5.2
To make a person or thing seem better and more important than they really are
67
4.4
To praise someone or something for good work
30
7.7
To praise someone publicly in a formal way
26
8.0
To praise someone to get their approval
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7.2
To raise someone to a higher position or praise them strongly
13
4.2
Say nice things to someone to get what you want
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7.4
To praise something too much to make people want to buy it
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7.5
To praise someone or something very much
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4.1
Say strong good things about someone or something in public
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4.5
Say very good things about someone or something
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5.5
Try to get someone's approval by giving false praise
1
8.5
Praise someone too much when you are not sincere
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6.4
To praise someone too much to make them seem better
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4.1
To say very good things about someone, often in public
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6.4
To say too many good things about someone who does not deserve them
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5.8
Say very good things about someone or something with strong feeling
1
8.9
To talk proudly about your achievements to show off
To give praise that is not real to get a favor
To persuade someone using gentle or false praise
To praise someone in a way that is not sincere to get a favor
To give a lot of praise, often more than needed
Antonyms
How Complimentary
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flatter comes from an old idea of 'to stroke' or 'to caress' someone to make them feel good; think of gently 'stroking' a person's pride with words. So, to flatter someone is to praise them to please them or to gain an advantage.