flattery
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
excessive or insincere praise
Types & categories
- compliment hypernym
- adulation hyponym
- blandishment hyponym
- soft soap hyponym
- puffery hyponym
Related & opposite
- flatter derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | flatter |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | compliment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | adulation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | blandishment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | soft soap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | puffery |