Synonyms of adulates

adulates

verb

present tense third-person singular of adulate

1

as in adores

to love or admire too much

it's ridiculous how she adulates that airheaded rock star

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adores
• dotes (on)
• worships
• likes
• idolizes
• deifies
• canonizes
• regards
• reveres
• treasures
• values
• prizes
• appreciates
• hero-worships
• respects
• prefers
• favors
• cherishes
• fancies
• venerates
• indorses
• esteems
• approves
• endorses
• hallows
• supports

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hates
• dislikes
• despises
• detests
• disdains
• abhors
• loathes
• abominates
• puts down
• deprecates
• disparages
• belittles
• misprizes

2

as in praises

to praise too much

a business executive who unwisely surrounds herself with incompetent assistants who spend all their time adulating her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• praises
• congratulates
• overpraises
• commends
• applauds
• massages
• butters up
• belauds
• strokes
• puffs
• blarneys
• soft-soaps
• sucks (up to)
• flatters
• honeys
• coaxes
• extolls
• compliments
• blandishes
• cajoles
• idolizes
• wheedles
• kowtows
• woos
• eulogizes
• hero-worships
• extols
• fawns
• felicitates
• lauds
• toadies
• sweet-talks
• worships
• ingratiates
• gushes
• endears
• romances
• slobbers
• courts
• slavers
• drools

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• puts down
• depreciates
• decries
• disparages
• belittles
• bad-mouths