Synonyms of overpraising

overpraising

verb

present participle of overpraise

as in praising

to praise too much

proud parents are likely to overpraise their children for their earnest efforts at making handicrafts

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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