overpraise
/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈpɹeɪz/
overpraise verb: to do so toward a person.
Verb
overpraise (third-person singular simple present overpraises, present participle overpraising, simple past and past participle overpraised)
- To do so toward a person.
- Near-synonyms: fawn, overflatter, toady; see also Thesaurus:suck up
- Those who are overpraised are the worst deceivers.
- Synonyms:
- fawn, overflatter, toady, apple-polish, bootlick, bow and scrape, brownnose, butter up, dickride, duchess
- To do so toward a thing or idea.
- Near-synonyms: overcelebrate, oversell, overvalue
- He was overpraising the restaurant so much that we began to distrust the motivations behind his review.
- Synonyms:
- overcelebrate, oversell, overvalue
Noun
overpraise (uncountable)
- Excessive praise of a person.
- Near-synonyms: flattery, glazing
- Excessive praise of a thing or idea.
- Near-synonyms: overselling, overvaluation
- Synonyms:
- overselling, overvaluation
overpraise meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
overpraise in Tamil
- மிகுபுகழ்ச்சி
overpraise in Bengali
- অতিরিক্ত মাত্রায় প্রশংসা করা, অতিরিক্ত প্রশংসা
overpraise in Malayalam
- overpraise
- ഭള്ള് bhaḷḷŭ
Synonyms of overpraise
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Forms of overpraise
| third-person singular present | overpraises |
|---|---|
| present participle | overpraising |
| past participle | overpraised |
| past | overpraised |
Origin of overpraise
From Middle English overpreisen, equivalent to over- + praise.
Words formed from overpraise
Questions about overpraise
- What does overpraise mean?
- Overpraise means to do so toward a person.
- What is overpraise in Tamil?
- Overpraise in Tamil is மிகுபுகழ்ச்சி. See Overpraise meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is overpraise?
- Overpraise can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce overpraise?
- Overpraise is pronounced /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈpɹeɪz/.
- What is the past tense of overpraise?
- The past tense of overpraise is overpraised.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: overpraise (page history and authors); overpraise (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); overpraise (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ഭള്ള് (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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