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currying favor

phrase , present participle of curry favor

Synonyms and Antonyms of currying favor

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 of currying favor

apple-polishing, bootlicking, fawning, fussing, kowtowing, sucking (up), toadying, truckling

Words Related to currying favor

drooling, gushing, slavering, slobbering

endearing, ingratiating

courting, wooing

adulating, idolizing, worshipping (also worshiping)

blandishing, cajoling, coaxing, flattering, overpraising, soft-soaping

cowering, cringing, groveling (or grovelling)

abasing, debasing, demeaning

deferring, submitting, yielding

Phrases Synonymous with currying favor

Near Antonyms of currying favor

despising, disdaining, scorning

gibing (or jibing), jeering, scoffing

braving, challenging, defying

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