flattering

Definitions

Enhancing someone's appearance or features, making them look more attractive.

Full of praise and compliments, often intended to please or gain favor.

Giving a gratifying sense of importance or honor.

Examples

That shade of blue is very flattering on you.

She was touched by his flattering remarks about her recent performance.

Synonyms

complimentary praising admiring favorable approving laudatory acclamatory

Antonyms

insulting critical derogatory disparaging unflattering offensive belittling