Adulation
Adulation noun - Excessive praise.
Usage example: more objective critics have observed that the artist never deserved the adulation heaped upon her mediocre paintings
Flannel and adulation are semantically related. (British) In some cases you can use "Flannel" instead a noun "Adulation".
Nearby Word: adulatory
Flannel
Flannel noun - Excessive praise.
Usage example: the one cabinet minister who never resorts to flannel—he always tells it like it is
Adulation and flannel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adulation" instead a noun "Flannel".
Nearby Words: flannelette, flannelled
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- praise and adulation
- praise and flannel
- incense and adulation
- incense and flannel
- flattery and adulation
- flattery and flannel
- cajolery and adulation
- cajolery and flannel
- blarney and adulation
- blarney and flannel
- blandishment and adulation
- blandishment and flannel
- soft soap and adulation
- soft soap and flannel
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