Synonyms of adulating

adulating

verb

present participle of adulate

1

as in adoring

to love or admire too much

it's ridiculous how she adulates that airheaded rock star

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adoring
• worshiping
• worshipping
• idolizing
• deifying
• revering
• canonizing
• hero-worshiping
• liking
• doting (on)
• hero-worshipping
• regarding
• respecting
• valuing
• cherishing
• appreciating
• venerating
• preferring
• treasuring
• esteeming
• favoring
• prizing
• fancying
• approving
• endorsing
• indorsing
• hallowing
• supporting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hating
• despising
• disdaining
• detesting
• disliking
• loathing
• abhorring
• disparaging
• belittling
• abominating
• deprecating
• putting down
• misprizing

2

as in praising

to praise too much

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• praising
• applauding
• congratulating
• commending
• stroking
• massaging
• hero-worshiping
• flattering
• puffing
• worshiping
• overpraising
• fawning
• honeying
• coaxing
• belauding
• hero-worshipping
• wooing
• kowtowing
• toadying
• cajoling
• extolling
• buttering up
• idolizing
• blarneying
• wheedling
• eulogizing
• complimenting
• sucking (up to)
• lauding
• soft-soaping
• felicitating
• worshipping
• slavering
• ingratiating
• blandishing
• sweet-talking
• slobbering
• gushing
• endearing
• courting
• romancing
• drooling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disparaging
• belittling
• decrying
• putting down
• depreciating
• bad-mouthing