Words That Mean Flattery
Praise you should not trust — the words carry their own warning.
10 words
- Adulationnoun
servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise
- Blandishmentnoun
the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
- Cajoleverb
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
- Fawnnoun
a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color
- Ingratiateverb
gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
- Inveigleverb
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
- Obsequiousadjective
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
- Sycophantnoun
a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
- Toadynoun
a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
- Unctuousadjective
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
Study these against
A word’s meaning sharpens against its opposite. These sets are the ones worth holding beside flattery.