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.

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   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

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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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1. William A. Ward:

   Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Critisize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you.

2. Aristotle:

   No man of high and generous spirit is ever willing to indulge in flattery; the good may feel affection for others, but will not flatter them.

3. John Boehner:

   We want tax reform. It’s critically important for our country. We’ve got a tax system that no one understands. Not even the IRS understands, if we had a flatter, simpler tax code that would allow 95 percent of the American people to do their own taxes, we ’d have a much healthier economy.

4. Wendell Phillips:

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

5. Elizabeth Gaskell:

   People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults are always present to other people's minds, as if they believe that the world is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues.