Butter up synonyms
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To persuade by flattery, gentle pleading, or insincere language:
A smith's forging tool with a broad, flat face
To lead on with deception; entice or trick into doing or giving something, going somewhere, etc.
To admire intensely or excessively
lay-it-on-thick
(Idiomatic) To flatter.
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play up to
spread it on
To row the stroke oar of.
suck up to
(Informal) To talk in a flattering or blandishing way (to)
The definition of blandish means to talk someone into something with flattery.
To give a yellow or golden color to.
praise (related)
Praise is defined as to give someone approval, or to thank God.
brown-nose
Alternative spelling of brownnose.
To curry favor with in an obsequious manner; fawn on.
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Find another word for butter up. In this page you can discover 22 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for butter up, like: cajole, flatter, inveigle, adulate, build up, lay-it-on-thick, massage, play up to, soften, spread it on and stroke.