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flatteredverbpast tense of flatter to praise too muchthe billionaire has an army of assistants who are eager to flatter him at every opportunity adulated, belauded, blarneyed, buttered up, hero-worshipped(also hero-worshiped), honeyed(also honied), massaged, overpraised, puffed, soft-soaped, stroked blandished, cajoled, coaxed, sweet-talked, wheedledfawned, kowtowed, sucked (up to), toadiedidolized, worshipped(also worshiped)eulogized, extolled, lauded, praisedapplauded, commended, complimentedcongratulated, felicitateddrooled, gushed, slavered, slobberedendeared, ingratiatedcourted, romanced, wooed bad-mouthed, belittled, decried, depreciated, disparaged, put down to think highly of (oneself)don't flatter yourself that no one has ever thought of that idea before piqued, plumed, prided boasted, bragged, crowed, gasconaded, swaggered, swanked, swashed, vapored, vauntedcongratulated, felicitated in 1786 |