overpraise

Examples

• All

• Parents should be mindful of giving overpraise to their children, as it can create unrealistic expectations.

• The coach's overpraise of the team's performance made them complacent and less motivated to improve.

• The articles were full of overpraise and inaccuracy.

  Fiction book (1993)

• This is the latest installment in a not-half-bad piece of superhero entertainment soon to be crippled by the overpraise of the Internet.

  Blog text (17)

• The critic noted that the review was filled with overpraise, making it difficult to trust the film's actual quality.

Synonyms

F

flattery

vsoverpraise

37 4.7

Praise people give without meaning it to get something from someone

is excess praise seen as inappropriate rather than primarily self serving

A

adulation

vsoverpraise

• Formal

18 8.4

Too much praise that is not honest and meant to get approval

is excessive praise judged inappropriate or not deserved regardless of purpose

P

puffery

vsoverpraise

• Jargon

2 8.3

Claims that exaggerate product benefits and are not meant literally

is general excessive praise not limited to promotional or advertising use

F

fulsomeness

vsoverpraise

9.9

Excessive praise that feels fake and forced

is excessive praise viewed as undeserved but not always forced or selfish

Antonyms

C

criticism

512 3.0

Disapproval that points out faults

How Excessive

overpraise

7.0

adulation

• Formal

18 8.4

commendation

• Formal

39 6.8

praise

161 1.0

compliment

342 1.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology