adulates
Fawns over servilely
Adulates means showers with excessive praise or devotion.
The word carries a note of criticism—to adulate is to flatter beyond what's deserved, verging on worship: The press adulates celebrities while ignoring their flaws.
Someone who adulates another treats them as beyond reproach.
Obsequious flatterer seeking favor
- yes-manUncritical agreeable subordinate
- bootlickerServile flatterer of superiors
- flattererOne dispensing insincere praise
- fawnerOne who flatters servilely
lackey · minion · hanger-on · lickspittle · brownnoser · apple-polisher · flunkey · doormat
Demeaning self-abasement before another
- kowtowingSubmissive display of respect
- cringingShrinking in discomfort
- prostratingLying flat in submission
- bowingBending forward in deference
scraping · genuflecting · kneeling · obeisant · worshipful · reverential · venerating · idolizing
Voicing admiration
- complimentingVoicing approval or admiration
- laudingVoicing high esteem
- extollingPraising with enthusiasm
- glorifyingPraising to excess
exalting · lionizing · eulogizing · acclaiming · applauding · commending · celebrating · honoring
toady
Obsequious flatterer seeking favor
- yes-manUncritical agreeable subordinate
- bootlickerServile flatterer of superiors
- flattererOne dispensing insincere praise
fawner · lackey · minion · hanger-on · lickspittle · brownnoser · apple-polisher · flunkey · doormat · crawler
groveling
Demeaning self-abasement before another
- kowtowingSubmissive display of respect
- cringingShrinking in discomfort
- prostratingLying flat in submission
bowing · scraping · genuflecting · kneeling · obeisant · worshipful · reverential · venerating · idolizing · deferential
praising
Voicing admiration
- complimentingVoicing approval or admiration
- laudingVoicing high esteem
- extollingPraising with enthusiasm
glorifying · exalting · lionizing · eulogizing · acclaiming · applauding · commending · celebrating · honoring · gushing
adulatescriticizes
Expresses unfavorable judgment
critiques · challenges · questions · scrutinizes · calls out
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