Synonyms of adulated

adulated

verb

past tense of adulate

1

as in adored

to love or admire too much

it's ridiculous how she adulates that airheaded rock star

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adored
• worshiped
• worshipped
• idolized
• revered
• deified
• canonized
• regarded
• liked
• doted (on)
• hero-worshipped
• respected
• valued
• cherished
• hero-worshiped
• appreciated
• venerated
• favored
• preferred
• esteemed
• treasured
• prized
• fancied
• approved
• endorsed
• indorsed
• hallowed
• supported

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hated
• despised
• detested
• loathed
• disliked
• disdained
• abhorred
• abominated
• disparaged
• belittled
• put down
• deprecated
• misprized

2

as in applauded

to praise too much

a business executive who unwisely surrounds herself with incompetent assistants who spend all their time adulating her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• applauded
• praised
• congratulated
• commended
• overpraised
• honied
• flattered
• massaged
• worshiped
• stroked
• puffed
• honeyed
• idolized
• coaxed
• hero-worshiped
• fawned
• belauded
• wooed
• buttered up
• cajoled
• hero-worshipped
• extolled
• kowtowed
• eulogized
• complimented
• blarneyed
• wheedled
• worshipped
• lauded
• sucked (up to)
• toadied
• soft-soaped
• felicitated
• endeared
• blandished
• ingratiated
• courted
• sweet-talked
• gushed
• romanced
• slavered
• slobbered
• drooled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disparaged
• decried
• belittled
• depreciated
• put down
• bad-mouthed