Australian English Meaning of flattering

flattering

Other Australian English words related to flattering

synonyms

• Accepting
• admiring
• appreciative
• Approving
• complimentary
• eulogistic
• eulogistic
• favourable
• friendly
• laudatory
• Panegyrical
• positive
• praiseful
• supportive
• warm
• commendatory
• hagiographic
• Hagiographical
• adoring
• fawning
• applauding
• approbatory
• good
• eulogistic
• respectful
• sympathetic
• Worshipful
• worship
• advisory
• idolizing
• recommendatory
• worship

antonyms

• captious
• critical
• contemptuous
• critical
• disparaging
• faultfinding
• hypercritical
• overcritical
• scornful
• adverse
• Belittling
• carping
• nitpicking
• cavilling
• depreciatory
• derogatory
• disapproving
• disdainful
• negative
• slighting
• unflattering
• unfavourable
• unflattering
• unfriendly
• depreciating
• unappreciative

Definitions and Meaning of flattering in English

Wordnet

flattering (a)

showing or representing to advantage

Webster

flattering (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Flatter

Webster

flattering (a.)

That flatters (in the various senses of the verb); as, a flattering speech.

FAQs About the word flattering

What is the Australian English meaning of the word flattering

flattering

What is the English meaning of the word flattering

showing or representing to advantageof Flatter, That flatters (in the various senses of the verb); as, a flattering speech.

What are the synonyms of the word flattering

Accepting,admiring,appreciative,Approving,complimentary,eulogistic,eulogistic,favourable,friendly,laudatory

What are the antonyms of the word flattering

captious,critical,contemptuous,critical,disparaging,faultfinding,hypercritical,overcritical,scornful,adverse