FLATTER Synonyms

• feel admiration for

• look at with admiration

• love intensely

• add details to

• clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

• express that something is worthy of praise

• express approbation of

• present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence

• give to in charge

• express a good opinion of

• mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship

• a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration

• say something to someone that expresses praise

• express respect or esteem for

• give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

• raise from a lower to a higher position

• raise in rank or condition

• praise, glorify, or honor

• fill with sublime emotion

• heighten or intensify

• raise in rank, character, or status

• praise, glorify, or honor

• praise, glorify, or honor

• bestow glory upon

• elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration

• cause to seem more splendid

• a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

• the state of being honored

• the quality of being honorable and having a good name

• a woman's virtue or chastity

• bestow honor or rewards upon

• show respect towards

• accept as pay

• praise, glorify, or honor

• assign great social importance to

• an expression of approval and commendation

• offering words of homage as an act of worship

• express approval of

• a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side

• American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818)

• love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

• regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

• regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

• the activity of worshipping

• a feeling of profound love and admiration

• love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

• show devotion to (a deity)

• attend religious services

• flatter with the intention of getting something

• lacking taste or flavor or tang

• lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting

• smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication