adulation[noun]Synonyms: worship, fawning, fulsome praise, servile flattery, sycophancy
Antonyms: abuse
Related Words: acclaim,
applause [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ad‧u‧la‧tion /ˌædʒəˈleɪʃ
ən, ˌædʒʊˈleɪʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable] formal[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: Latin adulatio, from adulari 'to flatter']
praise and admiration for someone that is more than they really deserve
—adulatory /ˌædʒəˈleɪt
əri, ˌædʒʊˈleɪt
əri, ˈædʒəleɪt
əri $ ˈædʒələtɔːri/
adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲