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 |
| PLAYUPTO | 6 % | 8 |
| STROKE | 6 % | 6 |
| HONEY | 6 % | 5 |
| SOFTSOAP | 6 % | 8 |
| ENHANCE | 3 % | 7 |
| EVENER | 3 % | 6 |
| APPLEPOLISH | 3 % | 11 |
| BLANDER | 3 % | 7 |
| OIL | 3 % | 3 |
| HONEYUP | 3 % | 7 |
| OVERPRAISE | 3 % | 10 |
| CAJOLE | 3 % | 6 |
| MAKEMUCHOF | 3 % | 10 |
| 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 PLAYUPTO
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 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 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 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 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 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 MAKEMUCHOF
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