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fawn

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of fawn

to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior
  • a student who could not wait to fawn over the new teacher
Synonyms of fawn

apple-polish, bootlick, fuss, kowtow, suck (up), toady
Words Related to fawn

drool, gush, slaver, slobber

endear, ingratiate

court, woo

adulate, idolize, worship

blandish, cajole, coax, flatter, overpraise, soft-soap

cower, cringe, grovel

abase, debase, demean

defer, submit, yield
Phrases Synonymous with fawn

curry favor, kiss up to
Near Antonyms of fawn

despise, disdain, scorn

gibe (or jibe), jeer, scoff

brave, challenge, defy

Synonym Discussion of fawn

fawn, toady, truckle, cringe, cower mean to behave abjectly before a superior. fawn implies seeking favor by servile flattery or exaggerated attention.
    • waiters fawning over a celebrity
toady suggests the attempt to ingratiate oneself by an abjectly menial or subservient attitude.
    • toadying to his boss
truckle implies the subordination of oneself and one's desires or judgment to those of a superior.
    • truckling to a powerful lobbyist
cringe suggests a bowing or shrinking in fear or servility.
    • a cringing sycophant
cower suggests a display of abject fear in the company of threatening or domineering people.
    • cowering before a bully

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