Synonyms of currying favor

currying favor

phrase

present participle of curry favor

as in sucking (up)

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

She would bring in snacks in an attempt to curry favor with the jefe.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sucking (up)
• fussing
• kissing up to
• drooling
• apple-polishing
• fawning
• truckling
• kowtowing
• toadying
• submitting
• courting
• deferring
• bootlicking
• endearing
• wooing
• gushing
• slavering
• ingratiating
• slobbering
• coaxing
• blandishing
• worshipping
• flattering
• idolizing
• cringing
• cajoling
• cowering
• yielding
• groveling
• demeaning
• soft-soaping
• debasing
• overpraising
• adulating
• abasing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disdaining
• despising
• scorning
• challenging
• jeering
• scoffing
• defying
• braving
• gibing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of currying favor

For donors, Kousser said contributions offered the hope of currying favor with a possible future governor. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026