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Synonyms for flattering
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Princeton's WordNet
flattering(adj)
showing or representing to advantage
"a flattering color"
Antonyms:
unflattering, uncomplimentary
Wiktionary
flattering(noun)
Synonyms:
soft sawder, flattery, becomingAntonyms:
unflattering, unbecomingflattering(noun)
Attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good.
The dress really did not look very flattering on her figure.
Synonyms:
soft sawder, flattery, becomingAntonyms:
unflattering, unbecomingflattering(noun)
Instances of flattery.
Synonyms:
soft sawder, flattery
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
flattering(a)
Synonyms:
wheedling, adulatory, alluring, blandiloquent, sycophantic, obsequious
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "flattering":
Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #3378 | becoming | |
| #9440 | complimentary | |
| #33864 | flattering | |
| #49858 | flattered | |
| #54022 | flattery | |
| #161216 | laudatory |
How to use flattering in a sentence?
The attention of a superior is too flattering to our vanity not to call it forth.
The most silent people are generally those who think most highly of themselves. They fancy themselves superior to every one else, and, not being sure of making good their secret pretensions, decline entering the lists altogether. Thus they ?lay the flattering unction to their souls? that they could have said better things than others, or that the conversation was beneath them.
No, no, no ! thank you. It's very flattering.
Many butt-slappers and thigh-strokers fancy that they are merely flirting and flattering.
The challenge is finding a pose that’s flattering for both subjects.
Translations for flattering
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- طرىArabic
- afalagadorCatalan, Valencian
- schmeichelhaftGerman
- lisonjeador, lisonjero, halagüeñoSpanish
- imarteleva, mairittelevaFinnish
- lisonjeiroPortuguese
- лестныйRussian
- smickrandeSwedish
- 谄媚的Chinese
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