Synonyms of bootlick

bootlick

verb

ˈbüt-ˌlik 

as in to fuss

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

the kind of office in which people feel they have to bootlick in order to get ahead

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fuss
• kowtow
• toady
• drool
• truckle
• fawn
• curry favor
• suck (up)
• submit
• court
• defer
• kiss up to
• ingratiate
• woo
• slaver
• apple-polish
• gush
• slobber
• worship
• endear
• adulate
• idolize
• cajole
• coax
• cower
• cringe
• grovel
• flatter
• soft-soap
• overpraise
• blandish
• debase
• demean
• abase
• yield

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• despise
• scorn
• disdain
• scoff
• jeer
• jibe
• challenge
• brave
• defy
• gibe

Examples of bootlick in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those who delay this fate the longest are bootlicking mediocrities — the survival of the sycophants. —Michael Gerson, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Mar. 2018