overpraise
1 of 2verb
over·praise ˌō-vər-ˈprāz 
overpraised; overpraising
transitive verb
: to praise (someone or something) to an excessive degree
overpraising a mediocre film
He knows he is dealing with a complex personality, someone who has in the past been both overpraised and condemned to excess.
John Clive
John Cliveoverpraise
2 of 2noun
over·praise ˈō-vər-ˌprāz
: an excessive amount of praise
Overpraise can lead to bad habits, some of them incurable—trying to repeat that thing you did so marvelously. Wilfrid Sheed
Wilfrid Sheed
Synonyms
Verb
- adulate
- belaud
- blarney
- butter up
- flatter
- hero-worship
- honey
- massage
- puff
- soft-soap
- stroke
Noun
- adulation
- blarney
- butter
- flannel [British]
- flattery
- incense
- soft soap
- sweet talk
- taffy
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Word History
First Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1691, in the meaning defined above
overpraises
verb
as in belauds
to praise too much proud parents are likely to overpraise their children for their earnest efforts at making handicrafts Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- belauds
- adulates
- praises
- butters up
- applauds
- congratulates
- commends
- massages
- strokes
- blarneys
- honeys
- puffs
- flatters
- blandishes
- compliments
- soft-soaps
- coaxes
- hero-worships
- sucks (up to)
- cajoles
- toadies
- idolizes
- eulogizes
- kowtows
- fawns
- wheedles
- woos
- sweet-talks
- extolls
- ingratiates
- extols
- lauds
- felicitates
- romances
- worships
- slavers
- courts
- endears
- gushes
- slobbers
- drools
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- disparages
- decries
- depreciates
- puts down
- belittles
- bad-mouths