The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ADULATE , but the solution may also be BUTTERUP which is one of the most recent solution (2021 in LA Times).
Flatter crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ADULATE | 20 % | 7 |
| BUTTERUP | 11 % | 8 |
| LAYITON | 11 % | 7 |
| STROKE | 6 % | 6 |
| PLAYUPTO | 6 % | 8 |
| HONEY | 6 % | 5 |
| SOFTSOAP | 6 % | 8 |
| EVENER | 3 % | 6 |
| ENHANCE | 3 % | 7 |
| APPLEPOLISH | 3 % | 11 |
| BLANDER | 3 % | 7 |
| OIL | 3 % | 3 |
| HONEYUP | 3 % | 7 |
| OVERPRAISE | 3 % | 10 |
| MAKEMUCHOF | 3 % | 10 |
| CAJOLE | 3 % | 6 |
| SUIT | 3 % | 4 |
| CURRYFAVOR | 3 % | 10 |
| SPREADITONTHICK | 3 % | 15 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Flatter
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- blandish
- soothe
- patronize
- flatters
- flatten
- softer
- slimmer
- better
- steeper
- straighter
- prettier
- narrower
Crossword Answer definitions
ADULATE verb- To flatter effusively.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ADULATE
- Put on a pedestal
- Admire a lot
- Praise obsequiously
- Flatter
- Flatter excessively
- Overdo the flattery
- Give props to
- Fawn over
- Show excessive devotion
- Worship
More clues leading to the result BUTTERUP
- Flatter by design
- Flatter insincerely
- *Fawn over with flattery
- Be extra nice to
- Flatter
- Flatter: Colloq.
- Flatter lavishly: Colloq.
- Flatter fulsomely
- Apple-polish
- Sweet-talk
More clues leading to the result LAYITON
- Exaggerate
- Butter up big-time
- Flatter exaggeratedly
- Flatter
- Exaggerate, as flattery
- Overpraise
- Tell frankly, in slang
- Flatter effusively
- Praise exaggeratedly
More clues leading to the result STROKE
- Drive or chip
- Golf shot
- Difference between eagle and birdie
- Rower's motion
- Caress
- Single act, as of genius
- Swimmer's choice
- Brush
- Golf swing
- Coxswain's call
More clues leading to the result PLAYUPTO
More clues leading to the result HONEY
- Comb contents
- Sugar substitute?
- Sweetheart
- Sweetie pie
- Mead ingredient
- Macushla
- Dear
- Winnie the Pooh's favourite food
- Pooh goo
- Mead base
More clues leading to the result SOFTSOAP
- FLATTER
- Cajole
- Flattery used to get one's way
- Persuade with flattery
- Butter up
- Flattery
- Unctuous flattery: Slang.
- Blarney.
- Flattery: Colloq.
- Flatter: Colloq.
More clues leading to the result EVENER
- Plane, for example
- More well-matched, as opponents
- Leveling instrument
- More level
- Plane, e.g.
- Leveling tool, e.g.
- Leveling tool
- Score-tying shot
- Hit that sends the game to extra innings, e.g.
- Plane, for one
More clues leading to the result ENHANCE
- Intensify
- Make more desirable
- Improve
- Add to
- Add some pizazz to
- Build up
- Make better
- Flatter
- Heighten
- Add dash to
More clues leading to the result APPLEPOLISH
- Curry favor with the boss, say
- Flatter
- Act obsequiously
- Butter up
- Curry favor by flattery
- Curry favor with
More clues leading to the result BLANDER
- Milder
- Flatter
- Not as spicy
- Not as interesting
- Smoother.
- More smooth and soothing.
- More gentle
- Not so spicy
More clues leading to the result OIL
- Lubricate
- Peanut product
- Black gold
- Tin Man's need
- Wildcatter's quest
- Artist's medium
- Cooking additive
- Cottonseed product
- Friction easer
- It's burned at midnight
More clues leading to the result HONEYUP
More clues leading to the result OVERPRAISE
More clues leading to the result MAKEMUCHOF
More clues leading to the result CAJOLE
- Coax with flattery
- Coax playfully
- Persuade using flattery
- Work one's wiles upon
- Soft-soap
- Persuade with promises
- Wheedle
- Persuade
- Sweet-talk
- Flatter
More clues leading to the result SUIT
- Clubs or spades, but not saws
- Wall-Street type
- Management type
- Word with birthday or union
- Businesswear
- Appeal, e.g. (as a noun), or appeal to (as a verb)
- Deck division
- Exec
- Hearts, for example
- Part of a bridge bid
More clues leading to the result CURRYFAVOR
- Play the toady
- *Ingratiate oneself (with)
- Be a toady
- Advance by flattery
- Use flattery
- Seek advancement through flattery
- Seek approval by flattery.
- Ingratiate oneself, e.g.
- Brown-nose
- Butter up