Definition for Overpraise:

• [= o]- v[. e]r-pr[= a]z', v.t. to praise too much.-- n. OVERPRAIS'ING, excessive praise.

Synonyms for Overpraise:

• n.

  •blarney (noun)
  • coaxing,
  • blandishment,
  • Cajoleries,
  • incense,
  • Inveiglement,
  • ingratiations,
  • eyewashes,
  • honey,
  • ingratiation,
  • a line,
  • soft soap,
  • adulation,
  • exaggeration,
  • oil,
  • soft words,
  • baloney,
  • compliments,
  • wheedling,
  • sweet talk,
  • fawning,
  • eyewash,
  • overpraises,
  • cajolery.
  •flattery (noun)
  • blarney.

• v.

  •communication (verb)
  • overpraise.
  •exaggerate (verb)
  • overstate,
  • aggrandize,
  • Overdevelop,
  • exaggerate,
  • hyperbolize,
  • embellish,
  • caricature,
  • distort,
  • stretch.
  •flatter (verb)
  • humor,
  • Beslaver,
  • jolly,
  • sell,
  • suck up to,
  • toady,
  • salve,
  • rub the right way,
  • bootlick,
  • work over,
  • snow,
  • glorify,
  • court,
  • blandish,
  • cater to,
  • grovel,
  • con,
  • cajole,
  • lay it on thick,
  • work on,
  • build up,
  • soften,
  • stroke,
  • get next to,
  • sweet-talk,
  • spread it on,
  • soft-soap,
  • fawn,
  • praise,
  • adulate,
  • brownnose,
  • massage,
  • inveigle,
  • wheedle,
  • sweeten up,
  • play up to,
  • charm,
  • butter up.
  •overrate (verb)
  • exceed.
  •puff (verb)
  • ballyhoo,
  • cry,
  • advertise,
  • promote,
  • commend,
  • hype,
  • admire,
  • congratulate,
  • plug,
  • build,
  • push,
  • blow up.
  •sweet-talk (verb)
  • slaver.

• Other synonyms:

  •flatter
  • jollying,
  • soft-soaped,
  • Humored,
  • working on,
  • worked over,
  • working over,
  • spread on,
  • laid on thick,
  • lay on thick,
  • soft-soaping,
  • Jollies,
  • jollied,
  • worked on,
  • laying it on thick,
  • Snowing,
  • Snowed,
  • Overpraising,
  • catering to,
  • humoring,
  • caters to,
  • overpraised,
  • catered to.
  •publicize
  • puff.
  •sweet-talk
  • honied,
  • Honeying.

Antonyms for Overpraise:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    detraction, belittlement, disparagement, depreciation.

• v.

  • flatter
    insult, belittle, offend, denounce, ignore, criticize, castigate, condemn, mismatch.
  • overrate
    undervalue, play down, underrate.
  • puff
    conceal, secret, hide, censure.
  • sweet-talk
    turn off, irritate, repel.

Overpraise Sentence Examples:

• But it is less easy to overpraise Admiral Dewey's energetic and aggressive handling of the entire campaign.

• Cabin 4390 could not be compared with the luxurious suite that Stranleigh was to occupy, yet, despite the purser's hesitation to overpraise it, the cabin was of a size and promise of comfort that would have been found in few liners a decade ago.

Hyponym for Overpraise:

• v.

  • communication
    exaggerate, overdo.