flatter in English

verb

1

lavish insincere praise and compliments upon (someone), especially to further one's own interests.

she was flattering him to avoid doing what he wanted

synonyms: compliment, praise, express admiration for, say nice things about, fawn over, cajole, humor, flannel, blarney, sweet-talk, soft-soap, brown-nose, butter up, play up to, slobber over, laud

adjective

1

smooth and even; without marked lumps or indentations.

a flat wall

synonyms: level, horizontal, smooth, even, uniform, regular, plane

2

lacking interest or emotion; dull and lifeless.

“I'm sorry,” he said, in a flat voice

synonyms: monotonous, toneless, droning, boring, dull, tedious, uninvolving, uninteresting, unexciting, soporific, bland, dreary, colorless, featureless, emotionless, expressionless, lifeless, spiritless, lackluster, plain-vanilla

3

(of a fee, wage, or price) the same in all cases, not varying with changed conditions or in particular cases.

a $30 flat fare

synonyms: fixed, set, regular, unchanging, unvarying, invariable

4

(of musical sound) below true or normal pitch.

Sung in a deliberately flat tone, this song is a typically acidic musical joke and for that reason it does not stand up to repeated listens.

5

of or relating to flat racing.

the Flat season

verb

compliment, praise, express admiration for, say nice things about, fawn over, cajole, humor, flannel, blarney, sweet-talk, soft-soap, brown-nose, butter up, play up to, slobber over, laud
honor, gratify, please, delight, tickle pink
suit, become, look good on, go well with, do something for
blandish

adjective

level, calm, shallow, low, monotonous, depressed, slow, deflated, fixed, outright, two-dimensional, compressed, bland, savourless, categorical, mat, prostrate, monotone
level, horizontal, smooth, even, uniform, regular, plane
calm, still, pacific, tranquil, glassy, undisturbed, without waves, like a millpond
shallow, low-sided
low, low-heeled, without heels
monotonous, toneless, droning, boring, dull, tedious, uninvolving, uninteresting, unexciting, soporific, bland, dreary, colorless, featureless, emotionless, expressionless, lifeless, spiritless, lackluster, plain-vanilla
depressed, dejected, dispirited, despondent, downhearted, disheartened, low, low-spirited, down, unhappy, blue, without energy, enervated, sapped, weary, tired out, worn out, exhausted, drained, down in the dumps
slow, inactive, sluggish, slack, quiet, depressed
deflated, punctured, burst
fixed, set, regular, unchanging, unvarying, invariable
outright, direct, absolute, definite, positive, straight, plain, explicit, firm, resolute, adamant, assertive, emphatic, categorical, unconditional, unqualified, unequivocal
two-dimensional
compressed
bland
savourless, insipid, savorless, bland, flavorless, vapid, flavourless
categorical, unconditional, categoric
level, plane
mat, matt, matted, matte
prostrate
monotone, monotonous, monotonic

Use "flatter" in a sentence

1. Don't flatter yourself.

2. Better : Flatter platforms

3. Severus, you flatter me.

4. You flatter me immensely!

5. ME blandishen < OFr Blandiss-, extended stem of blandir, to flatter < L blandiri, to flatter < bland Synonyms of 'blandish' flatter , entice , coax , flannel

6. Don't try to flatter me!

7. Don't flatter yourself so much.

8. 24 You flatter me immensely!

9. Are you trying to flatter me?

10. That colour doesn't flatter many people.

11. As verbs the difference between flatter and Brownnose is that flatter is to compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favour while Brownnose is to flatter

12. The picture certainly doesn't flatter her.

13. They're meant to flatter the figure.

14. Clever tailoring can flatter your figure.

15. Beflum: To befool by cajoling language; flatter

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17. Short skirts don't flatter me at all.

18. Cheeky bikini bottoms are designed to flatter

19. Berry and rose Blushes flatter deeper complexions

20. I suspect these statistics flatter to deceive.

21. He kept trying to start the car and the battery got flatter and flatter, until it wouldn't turn the engine at all.

22. Flatter her a little - tell her she's beautiful.

23. Flatter Bannocks cook better than thicker, rounder ones

24. The definition of Adulate means to lavishly flatter

25. It is disingenuous of him to flatter me.

26. The landscape became wider, flatter and very scenic.

27. Adulate (third-person singular simple present Adulates, present participle adulating, simple past and past participle adulated) To flatter effusively; Translations adulate - to flatter effusively

28. Berms are effective for treating smaller, flatter drainage areas

29. But these senators scheme, squabble and flatter and deceive.

30. I refused to fawn over her or flatter her.

31. Codswallop definition: nonsensical talk or writing synonyms: rubbish antonyms: flatter

32. He reached a flatter section of land near the river.

33. Orange and khaki flatter those with golden skin tones.

34. 6 Yet for disport we fawn and flatter both.

35. Adulate definition: The definition of Adulate means to lavishly flatter

36. Who will flatter you, feigning to be cunning in Philosophy.

37. We shall neither Calumniate nor flatter men in office, 2

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39. Humanists, deceived by cognates, can flatter humanism in disastrous ways.

40. 1 Orange and khaki flatter those with golden skin tones.

41. Don't try and flatter her - she doesn't approve of creeps.

42. The northern and western portions of the county are flatter.

43. Do you really think he likes you? You flatter yourself!

44. Do you want to know how pooch into a flatter stomach?

45. Adulate Meaning: "flatter slavishly," 1777, back-formation from adulation

46. 13 Perry would always flatter Mrs. Mitchell by praising her cooking.

47. He may well be contented who need neither borrow nor flatter. 

48. Blusher Get glowing with Blusher colours and textures to flatter everyone

49. [C17: back formation from C15 Adulation, from Latin adūlāri to flatter]

50. You flatter yourself. Why would we go to such ludicrous lengths?