All humoring synonyms
huΒ·mor
H h adjective humoring
- condoning β Present participle of condone.
- deludable β Capable of being deluded; gullible.
- excusing β Present participle of excuse.
- exploitable β Able to be exploited, especially commercially.
- fleeceable β Able to be fleeced.
- emollient β Having the quality of softening or soothing the skin.
adj humoring
- allowing β to give permission to or for; permit: to allow a student to be absent; No swimming allowed.
- assuaging β to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
- assuasive β soothing; allaying
- favoring β something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
- letting β Archaic. to hinder, prevent, or obstruct.
- live with β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- soft-shell β Also, soft-shelled. having a soft, flexible, or fragile shell, as a crab that has recently molted.
verb humoring
- turn on β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- make the grade β a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity: the best grade of paper.
- enrapture β Give intense pleasure or joy to.
- enthrall β Capture the fascinated attention of.
- elate β Make (someone) ecstatically happy.
- engross β Absorb all the attention or interest of.
- enliven β Make (something) more entertaining, interesting, or appealing.
- esteem β Respect and admire.
- enchant β Fill (someone) with great delight; charm.
- entertain β Provide (someone) with amusement or enjoyment.
- tend β to attend by action, care, etc. (usually followed by to).
- encourage β Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).
- empower β Give (someone) the authority or power to do something.
- enable β Give (someone or something) the authority or means to do something.
- endorse β Declare one's public approval or support of.
- get by β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- endure β Suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently.
- exhilarate β Make (someone) feel very happy, animated, or elated.
- spoon-feed β to cause to be spoon-fed.
- comply β If someone or something complies with an order or set of rules, they are in accordance with what is required or expected.
- kill with kindness β to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
- enjoy β Take delight or pleasure in (an activity or occasion).
- convenience β If something is done for your convenience, it is done in a way that is useful or suitable for you.
- give away β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- knuckle under β a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
- toe the line β a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- give ground β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- give way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- go with the flow β take a relaxed approach
- grin and bear it β to suffer trouble or hardship without complaint
- put up with β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- say uncle β a brother of one's father or mother.
- throw in the towel β an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
- make much of β great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
- make over β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- play up to β a dramatic composition or piece; drama.