flattering
WordReference English Thesaurus © 2026
Synonyms:
flatter
WordReference English Thesaurus © 2026
Sense: Verb: praise
Synonyms:
praise Collocations, overpraise, butter up , soft-soap , suck up to , stroke sb's ego, massage sb's ego, compliment Collocations, lick sb's boots , arse-lick , brown-nose , toady to, eulogize, eulogise , adulate, sweet-talk, bow and scrape to, wheedle
Sense: Verb: improve appearance
Synonyms:
become Collocations, suit Collocations, look good on, go well with, go with, set off, bring out, enhance Collocations, complement Collocations, be flattering to, show sth to best advantage
Sense: Verb: believe, usually wrongly - followed by 'yourself'
Synonyms:
imagine Collocations, believe Collocations, like to think, think wrongly that, delight in thinking that, fool yourself, kid yourself , tell yourself, be deluded, be convinced, consider Collocations, claim Collocations, maintain Collocations, boast Collocations