overflatter

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verb

To flatter unduly or excessively; to overpraise.

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Meanings

verboverflatter (third-person singular simple present overflatters, present participle overflattering, simple past and past participle overflattered)

present singular third person overflatters · participle present overflattering · participle past overflattered · past overflattered

  1. transitiveTo flatter unduly or excessively; to overpraise.

    Synonyms: butter up, fawn, toady, apple-polish, bootlick, bow and scrape, brown-nose, butter up

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo flatter unduly or excessively; to overpraise.

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Also see
overpraiseoverratesuck up

Origin

From over- + flatter.

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Cite this entry
APA

overflatter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overflatter

MLA

“overflatter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overflatter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overflatter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overflatter.

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