Synonyms and Antonyms of butter up
to praise too much
- a flunky who shamelessly butters up the boss
adulate, belaud, blarney, flatter, hero-worship, honey, massage, overpraise, puff, soft-soap, stroke
blandish, cajole, coax, sweet-talk, wheedle
fawn, kowtow, suck (up to), toady
idolize, worship
eulogize, extol (also extoll), laud, praise
applaud, commend, compliment
congratulate, felicitate
drool, gush, slaver, slobber
endear, ingratiate
court, romance, woo
