Synonyms for adulation
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Noun
Definitions
- n. 1
Flattery; fulsome praise.
He was uncomfortable with the adulation from his fans.
Forms
- Plural
- adulations → praises, flatteries, fawnings, sycophancies…
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Men deal in compliments from a desire to please; they use flattery either from undue admiration, or a wish to gratify vanity; they practice adulation from sordid motives, and with a mingled spirit of falsehood and hypocrisy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- praise Why do you get embarrassed when people praise you?
- flattery Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.
- sycophancy So much sycophancy was lavished on him that he ended up getting drunk.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| adulation | steady | |
| praise | rising | |
| flattery | rising | |
| fawning | rising | |
| sycophancy | steady | |
| blandishment | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- praise1
- 7 letters
- incense2, fawning2, blarney
- 8 letters
- flattery3, cajolery
- 10 letters
- compliment3, sycophancy
- 12 letters
- blandishment3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (incense2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- adulation
- Español
- adulación
- Deutsch
- Lobhudelei
- Català
- adulació