Synonyms of kowtows

kowtows

verb

present tense third-person singular of kowtow

as in fusses

to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior

you can try kowtowing to the boss, but he'll see right through you

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fusses
• toadies
• drools
• submits
• truckles
• defers
• curries favor
• kisses up to
• fawns
• sucks (up)
• bootlicks
• woos
• courts
• ingratiates
• idolizes
• gushes
• worships
• endears
• slobbers
• cajoles
• cowers
• apple-polishes
• coaxes
• cringes
• grovels
• slavers
• adulates
• flatters
• demeans
• debases
• abases
• overpraises
• yields
• blandishes
• soft-soaps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• despises
• scorns
• disdains
• scoffs
• defies
• challenges
• jeers
• jibes
• braves
• gibes