flattery
- noun (n)
Meaning: false praise, compliments
Synonyms:
adulation
applause
approbation
blandishment
blarney
bootlicking
cajolery
commendation
encomium
eulogy
eyewash
fawning
flattering
flummery
fulsomeness
gallantry
gratification
hokum
honeyed words
incense
ingratiation
jive
laud
mush
obsequiousness
palaver
plaudits
pretty speech
puffery
servility
smoke
snow
snow job
soft-soap
soft words
stroke
sweet talk
sycophancy
toadyism
tribute
truckling
unctuousness
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