talk up
Praise to others
To talk up something is to promote or praise it enthusiastically, often to generate interest or support: She's been talking up the new restaurant to everyone.
You might talk up a product, a candidate, or your own qualifications.
The phrase can also mean to speak more loudly or boldly: Talk up—we can't hear you in the back.
Publicly promote goods
- marketVenue for trade
- publicizeMake information widely available
- pitchFrequency of sound
- plugSomething that blocks openings
tout · broadcast · hype · boost · push · sell · spotlight · highlight
Words expressing approval
- acclaimEnthusiastic public approval
- applaudClap to show praise
- laudTo voice high esteem
- extolPraise with enthusiasm
commend · flatter · celebrate · honor · glorify · salute · congratulate · gush
Entryway or influence-seeking
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- defendProtect from harm
- championTop competitor, or advocate
vouch for · recommend · back · endorse · speak for · make a case for · put forward · root for
Represent as greater
- embellishAdd decorative elements
- inflateFill with gas
- amplifyIncrease in strength
- boastSpeak with excessive pride
aggrandize · oversell · overplay · overemphasize · dramatize · sensationalize · lay it on thick · overpraise
advertise
Publicly promote goods
plug · tout · broadcast · hype · boost · push · sell · spotlight · highlight · showcase
compliment
Words expressing approval
extol · commend · flatter · celebrate · honor · glorify · salute · congratulate · gush · enthuse
lobby
Entryway or influence-seeking
champion · vouch for · recommend · back · endorse · speak for · make a case for · put forward · root for
overstate
Represent as greater
boast · aggrandize · oversell · overplay · overemphasize · dramatize · sensationalize · lay it on thick · overpraise · stretch the truth
- flatteryflatter, praise, flattery, compliment, compliments
- lay it on thickexaggerate, overstate, embellish, overact, dramatize
- promotionpromote, advertise, market, sell, endorse