Adulate
Adulate verb - To praise too much.
Usage example: a business executive who unwisely surrounds herself with incompetent assistants who spend all their time adulating her
Massage
Massage verb - To praise too much.
Usage example: a candidate who knows that you have to massage the voters if you want to get elected
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Synonyms for Massage
Adulate and massage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adulate" instead a verb "Massage".
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Massage and Adulate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/adulate/massage
Adulate & Massage. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/adulate/massage>.
Massage or Adulate. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/adulate/massage.
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