flatters
Praises with insincerity
Flatters is the third-person singular of flatter—to praise someone, often insincerely or excessively, typically to gain favor: He flatters the boss constantly.
To be flattered is to feel honored or pleased by attention: I'm flattered you remembered me.
Something flatters when it makes a person look good: That dress flatters her figure.
Expressions of admiration
- praisesVerbally commends
- admiresRegards with approval
- commendsFormally praises or endorses
- laudsExpresses high admiration
extols · applauds · acclaims · congratulates · honors · celebrates · glorifies · eulogizes
Deceives by charming
- misleadsCauses false belief
- deceivesCauses false belief
- manipulatesControls through cunning
- cajolesPersuades by flattery
sweet-talks · schmoozes · soft-soaps · wheedles · coaxes · charms · disarms · seduces
Makes more prominent
- highlightsNotable moments emphasized
- showcasesPresents for admiration
- complementsThings that enhance together
- suitsFormal business clothing
becomes · enhances · favors · shows off · brings out · emphasizes · adorns · beautifies
compliments
Expressions of admiration
lauds · extols · applauds · acclaims · congratulates · honors · celebrates · glorifies · eulogizes · sweet-talks
beguiles
Deceives by charming
- misleadsCauses false belief
- deceivesCauses false belief
- manipulatesControls through cunning
cajoles · sweet-talks · schmoozes · soft-soaps · wheedles · coaxes · charms · disarms · seduces · ingratiates
accentuates
Makes more prominent
- highlightsNotable moments emphasized
- showcasesPresents for admiration
- complementsThings that enhance together
suits · becomes · enhances · favors · shows off · brings out · emphasizes · adorns · beautifies · embellishes
flattersinsults
Disparaging remarks
criticizes · disparages · belittles · denigrates · demeans
flatterslevels with
Speaks honestly to
calls out · humbles · tells it like it is · corrects · admonishes
flattersdiminishes
Becomes smaller or weaker
washes out · ages · cheapens
- flatter oneselfHold inflated self-opinion
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