All adulatory synonyms
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A a adj adulatory
- fierce β menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
- impassioned β filled with intense feeling or passion; passionate; ardent.
- passionate β having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- zealous β full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent. Synonyms: enthusiastic, eager, fervid, fervent, intense, passionate, warm. Antonyms: apathetic; lackadaisical.
- hot-blooded β excitable; impetuous.
- acclamatory β a loud shout or other demonstration of welcome, goodwill, or approval.
- laudative β containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
- courtly β You use courtly to describe someone whose behaviour is very polite, often in a rather old-fashioned way.
- fawning β a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
- honeyed β of, like, or pertaining to honey; sweet.
- laudatory β containing or expressing praise: overwhelmed by the speaker's laudatory remarks.
- unctuous β characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug.
- approbatory β approving; expressing approbation.
- commendatory β serving to commend; expressing praise or approval
- approbative β showing approbation or approval
- fair-spoken β speaking or spoken in a courteous, civil, or plausible manner; smooth-spoken.
- honoring β honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
- panegyrical β a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
- praiseful β the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- sycophantic β a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- well-wishing β a person who wishes well to another person, a cause, etc.
- august β August is the eighth month of the year in the Western calendar.
- ceremonious β especially or excessively polite or formal
- chivalrous β A chivalrous man is polite, kind, and unselfish, especially towards women.
- civil β You use civil to describe events that happen within a country and that involve the different groups of people in it.
- complimentary β If you are complimentary about something, you express admiration for it.
- conventional β Someone who is conventional has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal.
- cultured β If you describe someone as cultured, you mean that they have good manners, are well educated, and know a lot about the arts.
- decorous β Decorous behaviour is very respectable, calm, and polite.
- flattering β to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
- formal β being in accordance with the usual requirements, customs, etc.; conventional: to pay one's formal respects.
- imposing β very impressive because of great size, stately appearance, dignity, elegance, etc.: Notre Dame, Rheims, and other imposing cathedrals of France.
- lofty β extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
- obliging β willing or eager to do favors, offer one's services, etc.; accommodating: The clerk was most obliging.
- polished β made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany.
- prim β formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat.
- refined β having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc.: refined people.
- studied β marked by or suggestive of conscious effort; not spontaneous or natural; affected: studied simplicity.
- urbane β having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities: an urbane manner.
- high-bred β of superior breed.
- abject β You use abject to emphasize that a situation or quality is extremely bad.
- compliant β If you say that someone is compliant, you mean they willingly do what they are asked to do.
- mealy-mouthed β avoiding the use of direct and plain language, as from timidity, excessive delicacy, or hypocrisy; inclined to mince words; insincere, devious, or compromising.
adjective adulatory
- praising β the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- toadying β an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- deferential β Someone who is deferential is polite and respectful towards someone else.
- groveling β to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility.
- snivelling β to weep or cry with sniffling.
- honouring β to hold in honor or high respect; revere: to honor one's parents.
- civilised β to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; elevate in social and private life; enlighten; refine: Rome civilized the barbarians.