Adulatory and Decrying

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Adulatory adjective - Overly or insincerely flattering.

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Decrying is an antonym for adulatory.

Nearby Word: adulation

Decrying adjective - Intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value.

Usage example: the usual decrying remarks about the clothes that the stars wore to the awards ceremony

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Adulatory is an antonym for decrying.

Nearby Word: decried

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Decrying and Adulatory. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/adulatory/decrying

Adulatory & Decrying. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/adulatory/decrying>.

Decrying or Adulatory. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/adulatory/decrying.

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