Synonyms for flatter
ˈflæt ərflat·ter

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1. flatter

   To caress is less than to embrace; more dignified and less familiar than to fondle. A visitor caresses a friend's child; a mother fondles her babe. Fondling is always by touch; caressing may be also by words, or other tender and pleasing attentions.

   See synonyms for AFFRONT.

   Synonyms:
   caress, coddle, court, embrace, fondle, kiss, pamper, pet

   Preposition:
   Caressed by or with the hand; caressed by admirers, at court.

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1. flatter, blandishverb

   praise somewhat dishonestly

   Synonyms:
   blandish

   Antonyms:
   pick at, belittle, disparage

Matched Categories

1. • Praise

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1. flatterverb

   Synonyms:
   compliment, gratify by praise

2. flatterverb

   Synonyms:
   cajole, wheedle, humor, coax, court, STUFF, coddle, pay court to, fawn upon, curry favor with, try to win by adulation, make much of

3. flatterverb

   Synonyms:
   encourage by plausible representations, inspire with false hopes

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1. flatterverb

   Synonyms:
   blandish, cajole, wheedle, compliment

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1. List of paraphrases for "flatter":

   patronize, soothe

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How to use flatter in a sentence?

1. Charles Caleb Colton:

   The society of dead authors has this advantage over that of the living: they never flatter us to our faces, nor slander us behind our backs, nor intrude upon our privacy, nor quit their shelves until we take them down.

2. Stephen Cohen:

   Interest rates are really starting to bite. Cash is now expensive. Cross-border flows are being driven by 'how do I get away from negative yields', as rates go lower and curves go flatter, finding yield by extending duration is clearly running out of steam.

3. Ben Carson:

   I support a plan that is much flatter and fairer, i also strongly believe that every American should pay something according to their means. We are all Americans and we all have the same rights and responsibilities.

4. Wendell Phillips:

   Many know how to flatter, few know how to praise.

5. Matthew Pottinger:

   So, the Party now compiles dossiers on millions of foreign citizens around the world, using the material that it gathers to influence, target, intimidate, reward, blackmail, flatter, humiliate, and ultimately divide and conquer.